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THEATRE GOSSIP #589: The "Real Women Get Tony Nominations" Edition

Carry on.

by Anonymousreply 600May 14, 2025 1:10 AM

Here's the previous thread.

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by Anonymousreply 1May 2, 2025 4:07 AM

[quote]I thought Helen J. Shen was fantastic in MHE. I was expecting a nomination.

I was glad that Helen Highwater wasn't nominated.

by Anonymousreply 2May 2, 2025 8:30 AM

What a repugnant thread title, OP. You’ve already ruined this thread. Someone should start another.

by Anonymousreply 3May 2, 2025 10:21 AM

[quote]You’ve already ruined this thread.

R3 has spoken, everyone!

by Anonymousreply 4May 2, 2025 10:42 AM

Is this title a direct attack on Jinx Monsoon and Bianca Leigh?

by Anonymousreply 5May 2, 2025 11:04 AM

It's MAGA-approved, R5. Like the new Kennedy Center.

by Anonymousreply 6May 2, 2025 11:14 AM

Who is the OP of this thread? JK?

by Anonymousreply 7May 2, 2025 11:28 AM

Y'all survived "THEATRE GOSSIP #482: Jerry Herman dragged his crippled ass to the Kennedy Center Honors and so can Liza", and you'll survive this thread title too.

Also, "Is this title a direct attack on Jinx Monsoon"? Hmmmmmmm.....

by Anonymousreply 8May 2, 2025 11:47 AM

Is someone making fun of me?

by Anonymousreply 9May 2, 2025 12:15 PM

Keep punching down, OP.

by Anonymousreply 10May 2, 2025 12:40 PM

I thought Helen Shen was tres ordinaire in “Maybe Happy Ending.” Nasal voice and no stage presence. I’m not surprised she made little impression during what turned out to be a strong theater season,

by Anonymousreply 11May 2, 2025 12:58 PM

"Redwood" closing on May 18th.

by Anonymousreply 12May 2, 2025 1:07 PM

TIMBER!!

by Anonymousreply 13May 2, 2025 1:22 PM

By the end of next week, I predict there will be at least 3 more closing announcements.

by Anonymousreply 14May 2, 2025 1:27 PM

Encores' WONDERFUL TOWN is getting eviscerated by the chat rooms and critics.

by Anonymousreply 15May 2, 2025 1:29 PM

Conga!

by Anonymousreply 16May 2, 2025 1:51 PM

Back to Mia Farrow.. she was robbed of an Oscar nomination for Rosemary's Baby. She was extraordinary and the film would not have worked as well without her. She's in every scene. Some say Sinatra used his muscle to shut her out.

by Anonymousreply 17May 2, 2025 1:58 PM

Which muscle?

by Anonymousreply 18May 2, 2025 2:00 PM

What is the consensus of the word-of-mouth, R15?

by Anonymousreply 19May 2, 2025 2:02 PM

[quote]I was glad that Helen Highwater wasn't nominated.

I'm upset that Magdalena Montezuma was snubbed for her star turn in "Buena Vista Social Club."

by Anonymousreply 20May 2, 2025 2:07 PM

Word of mouth and critics seem to agree on Wonderful Town that the director completely misunderstands the material and the 3 leads, though talented, are all miscast.

by Anonymousreply 21May 2, 2025 2:13 PM

Three leads in WONDERFUL TOWN? Besides Ruth and Eileen, who's the third one? The guy who falls in love with Eileen?

When I heard that Ruth is ENJOYING her Conga dance with the Brazilian sailors, I knew this production was very misguided.

by Anonymousreply 22May 2, 2025 2:49 PM

Leave it to the expert...

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by Anonymousreply 23May 2, 2025 2:53 PM

I was lucky enough to see Donna Murphy in Wonderful Town and that was a terrific production. Even dull Greg Edelman was good and Murphy gave an unforgettable performance. She got every laugh and her battle with a pullout sofa was hilarious. Conga was pure joy and a great way to close out the first act. Ah, memories.

by Anonymousreply 24May 2, 2025 2:56 PM

Conga closes out the first act, r24? That's news to me.

by Anonymousreply 25May 2, 2025 3:00 PM

Saw the invited dress of Wonderful Town. (at least the first act!) It was dreadful. Yes, the director had no idea what to do, and his rethinking of the material was to put two ladies of color in the leads and add extra people to the solos and duets. And everyone but Anika Noni Rose was pushing SO HARD. I wanted to shoot the guy who opened the show as the tour guide and the woman who played Helen. Unfortunately, although she gave a very nice performance, Anika was completely miscast. Lear's choices for most of the seasons she was Artistic Director of was awful, other than the shows she directed herself.

by Anonymousreply 26May 2, 2025 3:05 PM

[quote]Encores' WONDERFUL TOWN is getting eviscerated by the chat rooms and critics.

I've seen every Encores! production since the beginning, except for one that I missed by accident and another, THE LIFE, that I purposely missed because what I had heard about the production in pre-publicity made me think I would become very upset if I sat through it. And I didn't even consider getting a ticket for WONDERFUL TOWN because it sounded like it was going to be another misfire. It sure seems like I made the right choice in both of those cases.

by Anonymousreply 27May 2, 2025 3:09 PM

THE LIFE was by far the worst Encores show (thank you, Billy Porter) but there have been a few other stinkers. IRMA LA DOUCE, 70 GIRLS 70, and DUBARRY WAS A LADY come to mind.

by Anonymousreply 28May 2, 2025 3:24 PM

Any word on the Billy Porter “Cabaret”? Is this the same production that I saw Jake Shears in on the West End?

by Anonymousreply 29May 2, 2025 3:33 PM

"Conga" from the 2003 Donna Murphy revival:

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by Anonymousreply 30May 2, 2025 3:38 PM

[quote]THE LIFE was by far the worst Encores show (thank you, Billy Porter) but there have been a few other stinkers. IRMA LA DOUCE, 70 GIRLS 70, and DUBARRY WAS A LADY come to mind.

I agree with you about IRMA and 70 GIRLS, but I remember DUBARRY being a fine production with a good cast.

by Anonymousreply 31May 2, 2025 3:39 PM

Roz was better

by Anonymousreply 32May 2, 2025 3:46 PM

[quote]Roz was better

That's the problem with a star vehicle that is so tailored to its original star.

by Anonymousreply 33May 2, 2025 4:07 PM

[quote]Three leads in WONDERFUL TOWN? Besides Ruth and Eileen, who's the third one? The guy who falls in love with Eileen?

The third lead would be Bob Baker, the guy who falls in love with Ruth, not Eileen.

by Anonymousreply 34May 2, 2025 5:03 PM

I think all of us Dataloungers in New York should meet outside the Nederlander at 6 and make a Tik Tok of all of us shouting TIM-BER!!!!!!!!!!

Of course, nothing will match the greatness of Cole Escola releasing a Tik Tok of Mary Todd Lincoln with the "sunset" megaphone singing "shoo fly pie" as the audience BOOOOOOOs. That deserves a Tony.

by Anonymousreply 35May 2, 2025 5:08 PM

Of all the Lead Actor in a Musical nominees, I would give it to Jeremy Jordan. I don’t get the Just in Time love. Jonathan Groff is basically playing Jonathan Groff.

by Anonymousreply 36May 2, 2025 5:10 PM

Which is precisely the point, r36.

by Anonymousreply 37May 2, 2025 5:12 PM

Yes, but R36 is right — I don’t doubt that Groff sings up a storm and is very charming, that’s evident in the clip from the “Just in Time” number on the Colbert show.

But isn’t that a concert performance rather than an acting AND singing performance that one might give in a standard jukebox musical or musical bio?

If he’s that great then give him a special Tony, don’t say he’s giving one of the best performances in a musical where he’s playing himself, Jonathan Groff, explaining how he understands and identifies with Darin’s love of performing. That’s not acting. It’s a one man show, which is something else.

by Anonymousreply 38May 2, 2025 5:41 PM

Wasn't Hugh basically playing himself in Boy From Oz?

by Anonymousreply 39May 2, 2025 5:45 PM

I really want Nicole Scherzinger to win because I so enjoy learning all about her many feelings.

by Anonymousreply 40May 2, 2025 5:53 PM

R39. A gay man? Yes.

by Anonymousreply 41May 2, 2025 5:55 PM

I think Sunset is a lock for Best Direction of a Musical and I think they’ll want to give Sunset an acting win as well. I’m betting on Nicole. Audra has enough Tonys and this Gypsy production is a bomb.

by Anonymousreply 42May 2, 2025 5:56 PM

Isn't Nicole just really playing herself?

by Anonymousreply 43May 2, 2025 5:56 PM

I still say Tom Francis is going to take Best Actor.

by Anonymousreply 44May 2, 2025 5:57 PM

At this point, it's a toss-up between Jordan and Groff.

by Anonymousreply 45May 2, 2025 6:00 PM

Why is Darren Criss suddenly out of contention??

by Anonymousreply 46May 2, 2025 7:09 PM

I don’t think he is entirely, R46, but compared to the high emotion and big voices being delivered by Jordan and Groff, Criss’s disciplined, amusing and touching performance in a charming-but-wispy musical might not live in the memory as easily as what the other two actors are delivering.

Personally, I’m rooting for Jeremy Jordan, who is great in a unique musical. Despite the busy ensemble around him, his dignity, passion and fine vocals dominate the show.

by Anonymousreply 47May 2, 2025 7:25 PM

They can take care of Criss by giving Maybe Happy Ending best musical.

by Anonymousreply 48May 2, 2025 7:43 PM

I think colorblind casting is essential to the moment…however, it’s detrimental to cast people of color JUST because they are people of color and NOT because they are the right person for the role.

It ends up being a bad production when you miscast people just because you HAVE to and not because they are the best person for the role.

A good example is The Last Five Years. Adrienne Warren is very talented and was good casting for Cathy. The fact that she is black adds to the character and she brings that to the performance to winning results.

Anika Noni Rose as Ruth does…not.

by Anonymousreply 49May 2, 2025 9:10 PM

R47, I like your analysis. How much do you think having just won last year will weigh against Groff? If anything, I think that may be what tips the win in Jordan’s favor — i.e., voters may view this as the perfect opportunity to reward Jordan, a seasoned performer who’s never won a Tony before, versus giving a second one to Groff (as great as he may be).

As for Criss, I think his best hope might be if MHE sweeps (including best musical) and he’s able to go along for the ride.

by Anonymousreply 50May 2, 2025 9:23 PM

Thank you R30 - that Conga clip was so much fun - and on the money!

by Anonymousreply 51May 2, 2025 9:37 PM

Get hep...

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by Anonymousreply 52May 2, 2025 9:41 PM

How do you feel about Broadway Rose? Or Broadway rows??

What does that refer to in Conga!?

by Anonymousreply 53May 2, 2025 9:42 PM

r53:

What's your opinion of women's clothes

Major Bowes

Steinbeck's prose

How do you feel about Broadway roles?

by Anonymousreply 54May 2, 2025 9:46 PM

Really?? Roles doesn't rhyme with the others.

I wondered if Broadway Rose was some gossip columnist from the 1930s.

by Anonymousreply 55May 2, 2025 9:48 PM

If you had seen the show, R38, you might feel differently. JUST IN TIME is a weird hybrid where Groff is playing himself at the beginning and in certain moments thereafter, but he actually plays the role of Darin through much of the show, and aside from all the singing (and dancing), there are many book scenes where good acting is absolutely required. In fact, I would argue that excellent acting is required for those scenes, because so much of the show's book is quite awful.

by Anonymousreply 56May 2, 2025 9:52 PM

[quote]Really??

That's what Google told me, r55. Take it up with them.

by Anonymousreply 57May 2, 2025 9:53 PM

The Tonys are actually quite interesting this year because there's lot of good competition.

Of course, the voters could be very lazy and just vote for the obvious.

by Anonymousreply 58May 2, 2025 9:57 PM

Google lies, on occasion.

by Anonymousreply 59May 2, 2025 9:57 PM

[quote]How do you feel about Broadway Rose?

Broadway Danny Rose?

by Anonymousreply 60May 2, 2025 9:58 PM

Whoever does win the Tony for Best Actor in a Musical, I can't imagine they'll win by a wide margin, considering how tough the competition is. But of course, the public is never told how many votes the winner won by.

by Anonymousreply 61May 2, 2025 10:00 PM

Broadway Rose

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by Anonymousreply 62May 2, 2025 10:04 PM

Broadway Rose according to Wikipedia. Comden and Green probably meant the first one.

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by Anonymousreply 63May 2, 2025 10:04 PM

R62 beat me to it

by Anonymousreply 64May 2, 2025 10:05 PM

Once again, Cole Escola does Bernadette Peters.

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by Anonymousreply 65May 2, 2025 10:32 PM

r62, thank you for uncovering the mystery.

Hard to imagine Comden & Green couldn't come up with a 4th rhyme for clothes, Bowes and prose. I guess back in the 1950s sophisticated Broadway audiences would still get that 1930s/40s reference.

by Anonymousreply 66May 2, 2025 11:35 PM

The Tonys aren’t big on consecutive winners like the Emmys. There are rare exceptions for great talents like Laurie Metcalf and Judith Light. Groff is very well liked in the theater community and I won’t be surprised if he does a back to back win. On the other hand, I could see some people being annoyed with a second Groff win considering how great the competition is this year as well as the fact that not everybody was crazy about his Merrily win.

by Anonymousreply 67May 2, 2025 11:40 PM

My favorite Cole video

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by Anonymousreply 68May 2, 2025 11:42 PM

There are fewer consecutive year Tony winners because it's rare for an actor, star or not, to be fortunate enough to get 2 truly great roles within a couple of years. I guess the same could be said for Oscars.

Emmys obviously are different because the consecutive year wins are usually for playing the same role in the same series.

by Anonymousreply 69May 2, 2025 11:47 PM

Oscars are at the whim of a studio’s release schedule.

by Anonymousreply 70May 3, 2025 12:03 AM

Cole for play and actor!

by Anonymousreply 71May 3, 2025 12:14 AM

[quote]I could see some people being annoyed with a second Groff win considering how great the competition is this year as well as the fact that not everybody was crazy about his Merrily win.

I have never heard of anyone begrudging him that award.

by Anonymousreply 72May 3, 2025 1:56 AM

Pee Pee Manor

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by Anonymousreply 73May 3, 2025 1:58 AM

Boring

by Anonymousreply 74May 3, 2025 2:38 AM

I tend to agree with you, R50, that Groff’s Tony last season makes a win for him this time seem less likely. That and the fact that Jordan hasn’t won a Tony yet and helped make an unexpected hit out of “Gatsby” last season (though it’s still doing well without him) gives him an edge, I think.

But “Just in Time” looks to be a hit while “Floyd Collins” does not, so how might that factor in? I tend to think that too will favor Jordan. “Floyd Collins” is arty and demanding, and not commercial but Jordan gives it a heart and soul, while Groff would have the consolation of another hit for as long as as he wants to run in it. Jordan is showing he can topline a big musical, and Broadway may want to find one for him now.

But Criss, Durand and Francis are all good enough to have been shoo-ins in a weaker year, so it’s a real horse race.

by Anonymousreply 75May 3, 2025 2:50 AM

What the hell is going on with the trashy audiences going to see Hell's Kitchen? I've heard stories of brawls, people bringing take out dinners in with them, singing along, talking and arguing during the show, and trashy audiences grabbing at actors as they leave the stage door. Where the fuck are the hired security guards? I wouldn't go the show now if they were giving tix out for free.

by Anonymousreply 76May 3, 2025 3:19 AM

R76 = Patti LuPone

by Anonymousreply 77May 3, 2025 3:22 AM

R76. What's the problem?

by Anonymousreply 78May 3, 2025 3:48 AM

A quiet week ahead.

MONDAY -- Hugh Jackman promotes his Radio City Music Hall residency on Good Morning America and The View (it's close enough to Broadway to count); also, George Clooney on Late Night with Seth Meyers

TUESDAY -- Jonathan Groff and Gracie Lawrence on Late Night with Seth Meyers

by Anonymousreply 79May 3, 2025 4:56 AM

R51 here's the same performance (sans costumes) for "press day" (2003).

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by Anonymousreply 80May 3, 2025 5:04 AM

Groff is utterly mediocre in Just in Time. A plump chorus boy singin & dancin—and nothing like Bobby Darin in the least.

by Anonymousreply 81May 3, 2025 5:21 AM

Two years ago, Sean Hayes won the Tony for playing Oscar Levant, whom he was nothing like at all.

by Anonymousreply 82May 3, 2025 6:13 AM

I think it’s brave of Groff to dance like that with his middle-aged spread. Apparently it’s in solidarity with Beanie.

by Anonymousreply 83May 3, 2025 9:42 AM

Last night I saw the first “Conga” that was not a showstopper. So many misguided moments. It was not as bad as Billy Porter’s THE LIFE, though. That production will probably remain Encores’ worst ever.

by Anonymousreply 84May 3, 2025 10:44 AM

Well, r84, I walked out of both of them at intermission.

by Anonymousreply 85May 3, 2025 11:41 AM

The previous Wonderful Town was great —Murphy was absolutely zany and fantastic. I was looking forward to this version. Oh well

by Anonymousreply 86May 3, 2025 12:12 PM

I’m voting for Audra over Nicole. She’s the greatest Rose I’ve ever seen and that deserves recognition. Sure she has a ton of Tonys but what she does with this role is special.

Yes Nicole has a great voice and does tons of histrionics but it’s not a role that has a ton of emotional variety.

by Anonymousreply 87May 3, 2025 12:14 PM

I love this hot theatre daddy, Matthew Hardy.

Who’s had him?

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by Anonymousreply 88May 3, 2025 12:15 PM

Here's some of Brooke Shields in WONDERFUL TOWN after she replaced Donna Murphy.

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by Anonymousreply 89May 3, 2025 12:37 PM

[quote]I’m voting for Audra over Nicole.

Are you a Tony voter? If so, what are your other choices.

by Anonymousreply 90May 3, 2025 12:47 PM

What happened to Kathleen Marshall's career? She used to be a mainstay director/choreographer at Roundabout, Encores. and on Broadway. She directed and choreographed that Donna Murphy Wonderful Town you're all going on about. While she may never have been brilliant or innovative, she got the job done far better than Scott Ellis and Rob Ashford. At least she understood those old classic musicals.

by Anonymousreply 91May 3, 2025 1:03 PM

Seeing those Roz clips reminds me that Ken Mandelbaum wrote that she received the best collective raves he'd ever seen for a Broadway musical performance.. I can believe it.

by Anonymousreply 92May 3, 2025 1:12 PM

I’d like to take care of Criss, r48. With my mouth.

by Anonymousreply 93May 3, 2025 1:18 PM

R93: Ew...

by Anonymousreply 94May 3, 2025 1:26 PM

Thanks R80 that was even more fun up close.

by Anonymousreply 95May 3, 2025 1:36 PM

Oh R89 interesting.....Brooke certainly made it look more choregraphed than spontaneous ....but still fun.

by Anonymousreply 96May 3, 2025 1:40 PM

On this week's "Elsbeth," featuring DL fave Billy Magnussen as the murderer-of-the-week, there were a few fun Broadway references. Billy's character was a spoiled super-rich guy who's bored with everything and has a bizarre bucket list of things that he hopes will cure his ennui. His friend/sidekick mentions that he's already scored with a woman at the Oscars so he suggests trying another awards show, like the Tonys. Billy says that he HAS a Tony (as a producer, of course) and says he was up there on stage. His friend points out there were 30 other producers and he was not on stage but in the lobby. but Billy protests, "but on camera!"

Later on Elsbeth gets arrested, and her first reaction is, "But I have tickets for 'Oh, Mary!'"

by Anonymousreply 97May 3, 2025 2:19 PM

R82-WHAT? Are you inferring Oscar Levant didn't sound like Jimmy Stewart when he spoke?

by Anonymousreply 98May 3, 2025 2:33 PM

R91, I don't agree that Kathleen Marshall was any better than Ashford or Ellis. Her work on GREASE was particularly bad. Oh, and NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT.

by Anonymousreply 99May 3, 2025 2:36 PM

I’m pulling for an Audra win. If only to let Trumper Nicole learn a lesson about being a duplicitous cunt.

Besides, Nicole has two big songs. And while she belts the shit out of them, she isn’t acting. Audra is giving one of the finest performances I’ve ever seen. It’s revelatory.

by Anonymousreply 100May 3, 2025 2:39 PM

Do we think that what's happened to Hugh Jackman's face in recent years is just the result of the natural aging process, or has he had some sort of awful wasting disease? To me, he doesn't just look old, he looks ill.

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by Anonymousreply 101May 3, 2025 2:50 PM

Her choreography can be workmanlike, but there have been other times when Kathleen Marshall delivered. In particular, I really liked her "Hernando's Hideaway" in the 2006 revival of The Pajama Game. Extra credit for Paula Leggett Chase's crazy stage crosses upstage of Harry Connick Jr. at the seven-minute mark.

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by Anonymousreply 102May 3, 2025 2:55 PM

I thought Marshall's "Too Darn Hot" was far better than the more recent version, and I loved her work on ANYTHING GOES too. Underrated.

by Anonymousreply 103May 3, 2025 3:01 PM

Her choreography can be workmanlike, but there have been other times when Kathleen Marshall delivered.

Her choreography is one thing, her direction is another. And "Too Darn Hot" makes zero sense as a production number, regardless of who choreographs it.

by Anonymousreply 104May 3, 2025 3:14 PM

Evita not selling in London and Zegler is being labeled box office poison.

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by Anonymousreply 105May 3, 2025 3:16 PM

Both leads out of Death Becomes Her this afternoon.

by Anonymousreply 106May 3, 2025 3:17 PM

NEWSNATIONNOW IS TRUMPFOX!!!!!!!!!!

by Anonymousreply 107May 3, 2025 3:28 PM

[quote]Both leads out of Death Becomes Her this afternoon.

Incredible. What is going on there?

by Anonymousreply 108May 3, 2025 3:30 PM

R105 I'm afraid of what they'll do to EVITA.

Eva Perón is the villain of the piece (and in real life) whom Che tries to warn us about.

by Anonymousreply 109May 3, 2025 3:35 PM

R107. Oh dear. If that's true then I do apologize for posting that link.

by Anonymousreply 110May 3, 2025 3:35 PM

I have no idea if it is, R110. I'm just being DataLoungey today. Yard work time ....

by Anonymousreply 111May 3, 2025 3:44 PM

I was hoping Evita would transfer to NYC (I was born way after 1980 and was too young even for the 2012 revival) so this would be my first chance to see it. But I think they need to replace Rachel unless she gets amazing review/Olivier award.

I saw Audra and I’m sorry but I disagree on it being the best performance. I saw a bootleg of Patti and, to me, for me, that was the performance to watch.

by Anonymousreply 112May 3, 2025 4:29 PM

From Jesse Green's largely negative New York Times review of the Encores! WONDERFUL TOWN:

[quote]After a pushy “Urinetown,” a baffling “Love Life” and now this “Wonderful Town,” one cannot say that 2025 has been the standout Encores! season that 2024 was. It happens. But even without a high point of praise, we can hail the outgoing artistic director, Lear deBessonet, as she moves, after five years, to her new position as artistic director at Lincoln Center Theater. What she’s done in those five years has been, regardless of hits or misses, nothing short of rejuvenating, finding in the series’ peculiar mission some of the quirky spark and community spirit that gave rise to American musical theater in the first place.

"Regardless of hits or misses?" Really??!! What a strange summation.

by Anonymousreply 113May 3, 2025 5:07 PM

URINETOWN was dome well enough but was unnecessarily revived. I didn’t find LOVE LIFE “baffling,” I was happy to hear and see it. WONDERFUL TOWN is tonight, and I’ve drastically lowered my expectations, the reviews make it seem like the poor conceptualization and direction are to blame.

It’ll be interesting to see if the new artistic director tales Encores! back to basics.

by Anonymousreply 114May 3, 2025 5:21 PM

Flops that no one here even remembers?

by Anonymousreply 115May 3, 2025 5:29 PM

My Encores wishlist: Over Here!, Goodtime Charley and DL Fave TPOS (aka They're Playing Our Song).

by Anonymousreply 116May 3, 2025 6:06 PM

All the theater references and performers in Elspeth shouldn't come as a surprise. The showrunner iis Jon Tolins (BUYER AND CELLAR), who's a theater queen of the first order.

by Anonymousreply 117May 3, 2025 6:07 PM

My Encores wishlist would include, off the top of my head: Seesaw, I Love My Wife and Hollywood/Ukraine.

by Anonymousreply 118May 3, 2025 6:32 PM

If they were to do Seesaw, r118, would they do the original or the tour version?

by Anonymousreply 119May 3, 2025 6:40 PM

[Quote] Are you a Tony voter? If so, what are your other choices.

I’ve said too much already

by Anonymousreply 120May 3, 2025 6:41 PM

I’d take one from r116 (Over Here) and one from r118 (Seesaw) and add the Mame that’s never really going to get a Broadway revival (or, alternatively, Jerry Herman’s Milk and Honey, which might suddenly feel timely?

by Anonymousreply 121May 3, 2025 6:41 PM

I'd see MILK AND HONEY if they didn't cast Andrea Martin in the Molly Picon role.

by Anonymousreply 122May 3, 2025 6:43 PM

M&H

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by Anonymousreply 123May 3, 2025 6:48 PM

Tommy Rall had such a great voice for a dancer.

by Anonymousreply 124May 3, 2025 6:49 PM

I'm sure Adam and Amanda Green and the Bernstein kids were thrilled to read Jesse Green's pronouncement today that WONDERFUL TOWN is no longer producible.

by Anonymousreply 125May 3, 2025 7:01 PM

Well, he did like the music, it was the book he thought was dated.

by Anonymousreply 126May 3, 2025 7:02 PM

But you can't produce the show without the book.

And of course, the book is dated, specifically 1935.

by Anonymousreply 127May 3, 2025 7:04 PM

Roz's first Oscar nom...

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by Anonymousreply 128May 3, 2025 7:09 PM

My Encores! wishlist: Mame, They're Playing Our Song, and Smile.

by Anonymousreply 129May 3, 2025 7:17 PM

The Encores! mission: doing musicals poorly, and then somehow, the dire result is always the show's fault.

by Anonymousreply 130May 3, 2025 7:36 PM

That would be pathetic if they did They’re Playing Our Song. It already had 1,082 performances on Broadway and that was about 1,000 too many.

I’d rather they did Sarava. With Tovah!

by Anonymousreply 131May 3, 2025 7:40 PM

Milk and Honey would be good. Plus High Spirits and Fade Out, Fade In.

by Anonymousreply 132May 3, 2025 8:09 PM

Milk and Honey is about Israel so…..

by Anonymousreply 133May 3, 2025 8:17 PM

"Silk Stockings"---Cole Porter's last Broadway musical. Brooks Atkinson in the NY Times called it the best musical since "Guys and Dolls."

by Anonymousreply 134May 3, 2025 8:22 PM

Carrie.

by Anonymousreply 135May 3, 2025 8:24 PM

Bajour!

by Anonymousreply 136May 3, 2025 8:25 PM

Julie Benko IS Sonia Walsk. No. Really. She is.

by Anonymousreply 137May 3, 2025 8:28 PM

Over Here! is a forgotten gem. Megan Hilty and Jennifer Simard could play the DePaul sisters with Sutton Foster as Mitzi, the Nazi spy.

by Anonymousreply 138May 3, 2025 8:31 PM

Simply Heavenly

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by Anonymousreply 139May 3, 2025 8:34 PM

City of Angels -- but I'd prefer a full revival.

by Anonymousreply 140May 3, 2025 8:36 PM

Wonderful Town did not feel dated 20 years ago with the wonderful Donna Murphy production. It’s this crappy production—specifically its director, choreographer, and miscast actors—who failed the material.

by Anonymousreply 141May 3, 2025 8:47 PM

A little early, R136, but no less welcome.

by Anonymousreply 142May 3, 2025 8:52 PM

[quote]Megan Hilty and Jennifer Simard could play the DePaul sisters

Producers might want to cast performers who actually show up for performances.

by Anonymousreply 143May 3, 2025 8:57 PM

Sounds like Jesse Green is saying they didn’t get the pauses right.

by Anonymousreply 144May 3, 2025 9:01 PM

How about an all Jerry Herman season at Encores? His flops Mack & Mabel and Dear World both made fun Encores evenings. I’d vote for Mame (with Donna Murphy), Milk and Honey, and (pick one) The Grand Tour, Day in Hollywood (partial Herman score) or La Cage with its full orchestra.

by Anonymousreply 145May 3, 2025 9:07 PM

Actually both Dear World and Mack & Mabel sucked at Encores. They put nails in the coffin of “These would make great Bway revivals!”

by Anonymousreply 146May 3, 2025 9:15 PM

[quote] They put nails in the coffin of “These would make great Bway revivals!”

That was never what Encores was about. Chicago was a fluke success, repeated later with lesser successes like Finian’s Rainbow and Wonderful Town.

by Anonymousreply 147May 3, 2025 9:34 PM

Knowing next to nothing about it beforehand, I loved "Dear World" at Encores. Strange show.

by Anonymousreply 148May 3, 2025 9:45 PM

I was also very disappointed in the Encores' Mack & Mabel. I loved the show on Broadway. Well, actually in its LA tryout, I never saw it on Broadway.

by Anonymousreply 149May 3, 2025 11:08 PM

Thank you, R147. Encores! began as a series of opportunities to hear Broadway scores unlikely to receive a full revival, and hear them with full orchestra and company. I've been to nine of them over the years -- BYE BYE BIRDIE (2004), FOLLIES (2007), APPLAUSE (2008), JUNO (2008), ANYONE CAN WHISTLE (2010), LITTLE ME (2014), 1776 (2016), THE GOLDEN APPLE (2017) and I MARRIED AN ANGEL (2019) -- and have always had a great time, even when the material wasn't much worth reviving (APPLAUSE) or the presentation was less than ideal (I MARRIED AN ANGEL).

Why they've done "revivals" like FIORELLO!, CALL ME MADAM and the present WONDERFUL TOWN beggars the imagination, when there are countless worthy titles that they haven't even ventured once. I for one wish that they'd include some shows that are otherwise unlikely to be heard on Broadway with their original orchestrations: SHE LOVES ME . . . ON THE 20TH CENTURY . . . A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC . . . CANDIDE . . . etc., etc. (Imagine if they could persuade the Bernstein estate to let them do the full CANDIDE score as heard when it opened on Broadway.)

by Anonymousreply 150May 3, 2025 11:10 PM

The thing about Encores is you need truly experienced directors in musical comedy (like Kathleen Marshall), who know the material, get the style, have done their research on the history of the show.

There's not enough time in 2 weeks of rehearsals to re-invent the show. No time with only 2 days of full tech to refine the choreography, sets, costumes, lights and sound, nor the performances. All the collaborators need to know what they're doing.

by Anonymousreply 151May 3, 2025 11:14 PM

The talk around Mack and Mabel has always been “It’s his greatest score: It just needs a new production. Everyone will love it and it will become a huge hit.” Well, Encores gave it a shot—Herman had always refused Encores because he wanted a full Bway production. When no production was in sight, Encores was finally okayed. Well, it still stinks as a show.

by Anonymousreply 152May 3, 2025 11:25 PM

As will all the Herman’s shows, the books just meander. Even Hello, Dolly!, which we see perennially because Bway divas want to play her, has such a dated book.

by Anonymousreply 153May 3, 2025 11:33 PM

R153 Midler's Dolly was the first full Broadway production in decades and the first one without Carol Channing in nearly 50 years.

I think you're confusing Dolly with Gypsy.

by Anonymousreply 154May 4, 2025 12:23 AM

Dear World

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by Anonymousreply 155May 4, 2025 12:35 AM

[quote]It’s his greatest score

Who has said that, r152?

by Anonymousreply 156May 4, 2025 12:51 AM

I will never understand DL's undying love for the utterly mediocre "They're Playing Our Song."

by Anonymousreply 157May 4, 2025 1:03 AM

Ben Jones sings "Kiss Her Now" from Dear World at 54 Below...

Beautiful!

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by Anonymousreply 158May 4, 2025 1:57 AM

Christ, was WONDERFUL TOWN terrible. The director was in way over his head and his approach was all wrong for the material. Misconceived and miscast from beginning to end. Well, beginning to middle — we walked out at intermission. There is no excuse for the complete lack of professionalism on that stage tonight. Major parts were fumbled by mediocre hack actors.

And there wasn’t a single looker in the male chorus. Now, I ask you!

by Anonymousreply 159May 4, 2025 2:28 AM

[quote]Why they've done "revivals" like FIORELLO!, CALL ME MADAM and the present WONDERFUL TOWN beggars the imagination

It seems very clear that WONDERFUL TOWN was done again by Encores! specifically as a showcase for POC performers. That was their reason, I'm sure, whether or not any of us agree that it was a good reason.

by Anonymousreply 160May 4, 2025 3:14 AM

R153, there's nothing "meandering" about the book of HELLO, DOLLY! What a weird comment.

by Anonymousreply 161May 4, 2025 3:16 AM

hmmm

I'm not sure how I feel about this

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by Anonymousreply 162May 4, 2025 3:36 AM

[Quote] Who has said that, [R152]?

Herman himself said it many times. He felt M&M was his best score

by Anonymousreply 163May 4, 2025 11:35 AM

[Quote] there's nothing "meandering" about the book of HELLO, DOLLY! What a weird comment.

It totally meanders with extraneous lines and scenes. The movie at least was able to tighten it up a bit

by Anonymousreply 164May 4, 2025 11:35 AM

"I will never understand DL's undying love for the utterly mediocre "They're Playing Our Song.""

Robert Klein looked like he had Bell's Palsy while singing.

by Anonymousreply 165May 4, 2025 11:41 AM

[quote]Robert Klein looked like he had Bell's Palsy while singing.

I once made a similar comment on DL (without specifically mentioning Bell's palsy) and was raked over the coals for it.

by Anonymousreply 166May 4, 2025 12:59 PM

[quote]It totally meanders with extraneous lines and scenes. The movie at least was able to tighten it up a bit

R164, both of your statements about the book of HELLO, DOLLY! are false, and if anything, the movie expands rather than tightens the book of the stage musical.

by Anonymousreply 167May 4, 2025 1:06 PM

You were right, R166. And it looks like he's doing it on purpose.

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by Anonymousreply 168May 4, 2025 1:08 PM

[quote]I once made a similar comment on DL (without specifically mentioning Bell's palsy) and was raked over the coals for it.

It was a kindler, gentler Datalounge, r166.

by Anonymousreply 169May 4, 2025 1:10 PM

[Quote] both of your statements about the book of HELLO, DOLLY! are false, and if anything, the movie expands rather than tightens the book of the stage musical.

I’ve seen both and the movie certainly expands the scene but cuts out the extraneous parts of the play

by Anonymousreply 170May 4, 2025 1:44 PM

[Quote] I’ve seen both

It’s a gay forum. That’s understood.

by Anonymousreply 171May 4, 2025 1:46 PM

Saw Boop, loved Boop, and the Tony nominators practically ignored it. Death Becomes Her is a total shitshow and they heap praise on it. I hope DBH gets completely shut out.

by Anonymousreply 172May 4, 2025 1:48 PM

[quote]I’ve seen both and the movie certainly expands the scene but cuts out the extraneous parts of the play

Since you've now stated this twice, can you give some examples of "extraneous" scenes in the book of the stage musical of HELLO, DOLLY! I would say the only scenes that could be thought of as extraneous are the scenes with Ernestina, and I think there's more of her in the movie than in the show.

by Anonymousreply 173May 4, 2025 2:03 PM

[quote]Since you've now stated this twice, can you give some examples of "extraneous" scenes in the book of the stage musical of HELLO, DOLLY!

The songs.

by Anonymousreply 174May 4, 2025 2:28 PM

CBS did a wonderful profile of Cole this morning. Never knew about their rough childhood. Makes me like them even more.

by Anonymousreply 175May 4, 2025 2:52 PM

How many Coles are there?

by Anonymousreply 176May 4, 2025 3:27 PM

[quote]Herman himself said it many times. He felt M&M was his best score

Plain or Peanut?

by Anonymousreply 177May 4, 2025 3:34 PM

[quote] How many Coles are there?

Wells ya got ya Nat King Cole and Old King Cole and RC Cole and....

by Anonymousreply 178May 4, 2025 3:37 PM

[quote] The talk around Mack and Mabel has always been “It’s his greatest score: It just needs a new production. Everyone will love it and it will become a huge hit.” Well, Encores gave it a shot

The shot Encores gave it was with two miscast leads with zero star quality (and Doug Sills looked fat and ancient). It got a shot, but not a fair one.

by Anonymousreply 179May 4, 2025 3:51 PM

I would not rank MACK AND MABEL among the huge misfires at Encores! I thought it was a fine production, though certainly not one of their best.

by Anonymousreply 180May 4, 2025 3:58 PM

[quote]The talk around Mack and Mabel has always been “It’s his greatest score: It just needs a new production.

Jerry and who else, r163?

by Anonymousreply 181May 4, 2025 4:04 PM

"Tap Your Troubles Away" on the original cast album of "M&M" is sung by Lisa Kirk who also originated the role of Bianca in "Kiss Me Kate" and dubbed Roz Russell in "Gypsy".

by Anonymousreply 182May 4, 2025 4:15 PM

Saint Aloysius!

by Anonymousreply 183May 4, 2025 4:32 PM

While I'd agree that Doug Sills was a very disappointing Mack, I'm not sure I'd say he was miscast. He just didn't seem into it, like he knew it was a lousy production and wasn't giving anything.

I can't even remember who played Lottie. Was it Emily Skinner?

by Anonymousreply 184May 4, 2025 5:27 PM

[quote]Lisa Kirk who also originated the role of Bianca in "Kiss Me Kate"

Lois Lane, r182.

by Anonymousreply 185May 4, 2025 5:28 PM

[quote]Wells ya got ya Nat King Cole and Old King Cole and RC Cole and....

Natalie Cole, Tina Cole, Dennis Cole, Cole Porter, England Dan and John Ford Coley and ...

by Anonymousreply 186May 4, 2025 5:34 PM

Beautiful, clean Cole.

by Anonymousreply 187May 4, 2025 5:35 PM

I always thought in the original Mack & Mabel that Mary McCarty, who'd just made a big comeback in Follies, should have played Lottie. She was a perfect fit if they'd played her based on Marie Dressler. And she would have killed Tap Your Troubles Away. Lisa Kirk brought nothing but Lisa Kirk.

by Anonymousreply 188May 4, 2025 5:45 PM

[quote]r188 = Lisa Kirk brought nothing but Lisa Kirk.

And Mary McCarty would have brought nothing but Mary McCarty. What's your point?

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by Anonymousreply 189May 4, 2025 5:50 PM

She was a shitty writer, too.

by Anonymousreply 190May 4, 2025 5:57 PM

I enjoyed the Mack and Mabel at Encores, not great but better than a lot of them, and a thousand times better than the wreck playing there right now.

by Anonymousreply 191May 4, 2025 6:05 PM

In the stage version of HD, Ernestina doesn't appear until the beginning of Act II and is there for comic relief during the Harmonia Gardens sequence. She has all of about ten lines.

by Anonymousreply 192May 4, 2025 6:18 PM

r192 Would've been the perfect part for Beanie Feldstein.

by Anonymousreply 193May 4, 2025 6:35 PM

Lilli Cooper played Lottie in Mack & Mabel at Encores. The biggest disappointment was Alexandra Socha as Mabel.

by Anonymousreply 194May 4, 2025 6:41 PM

[Quote] Since you've now stated this twice, can you give some examples of "extraneous" scenes in the book of the stage musical of HELLO, DOLLY! I would say the only scenes that could be thought of as extraneous are the scenes with Ernestina, and I think there's more of her in the movie than in the show.

The scene when she’s talking to her dead first husband goes on a bit too long in the play. In the movie, it’s dispatched with two lines. Also, the scene with her playing with food in the play is unnecessary.

by Anonymousreply 195May 4, 2025 6:59 PM

Beanie is Mame!

by Anonymousreply 196May 4, 2025 7:00 PM

^^^^ Yes, by adding a totally unnecessary song for Babs: Love Is Only Love

by Anonymousreply 197May 4, 2025 7:33 PM

[quote]^^^^ Yes, by adding a totally unnecessary song for Babs: Love Is Only Love

Which was cut from MAME. They added *two* songs for Ethel.

by Anonymousreply 198May 4, 2025 8:00 PM

Douglas Sills was a fine Mack in the 2000 Reprise! L.A. "Mack & Mabel," opposite a well-cast Jane Krakowski (Kristin Chenoweth was announced for it first). Twenty years later in Encores! "Mack and Mabel," Sills was no longer in peak voice and did seem a bit tired.

by Anonymousreply 199May 4, 2025 8:41 PM

Kristen would have been adorable. Yes, r199, good role for Jane.

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by Anonymousreply 200May 4, 2025 8:45 PM

Tailor-made for Datalounge:

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by Anonymousreply 201May 4, 2025 8:53 PM

People often leave Lavin out of the conversation but she was the only replacement casting for Rose in a Broadway production and played the tile for 5 months.

Did anybody see Linda Lavin’s performance?

by Anonymousreply 202May 4, 2025 9:08 PM

It's okay to have a dysfunctional relationship at the heart of your musical if your show addresses it in a reasonably emotional intelligent way. Mack and Mabel just papers it over with sentimental cliches.

by Anonymousreply 203May 4, 2025 9:31 PM

r202...

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by Anonymousreply 204May 4, 2025 9:34 PM

You forgot Cheryl Cole, R186.

by Anonymousreply 205May 4, 2025 9:38 PM

Alice Rose

by Anonymousreply 206May 4, 2025 9:38 PM

And Cole Escola.

by Anonymousreply 207May 4, 2025 9:39 PM

And Cole Slaw.

by Anonymousreply 208May 4, 2025 9:46 PM

[Quote] Did anybody see Linda Lavin’s performance?

I saw her on some televised award show. I actually loved her performance. It was the first time I realized the songs in Gypsy had melodies. I was so used to the Merman barking on the OBC.

by Anonymousreply 209May 4, 2025 9:50 PM

Actually Beanie would have been a great princess in Once Upon a Mattress

by Anonymousreply 210May 4, 2025 9:51 PM

Beanie would make a great Cole Escola in Oh Mary

by Anonymousreply 211May 4, 2025 10:19 PM

Is she a Mary or an Abe?

by Anonymousreply 212May 4, 2025 10:30 PM

I think she's more of a Buddy.

by Anonymousreply 213May 4, 2025 10:31 PM

[quote]The scene when she’s talking to her dead first husband goes on a bit too long in the play. In the movie, it’s dispatched with two lines.

If you're talking about the speech to her dead husband just prior to "Before the Parade Passes By," what you wrote is completely inaccurate, but thanks for trying. That speech is nearly identical in length in both the show and the movie.

[quote]Also, the scene with her playing with food in the play is unnecessary.

When played properly, as it was by Carol Channing, Ethel Merman, Bette Midler, Bernadette Peters, Donna Murphy, and others, that scene is a comic tour-de-force in the stage version of the show.

by Anonymousreply 214May 4, 2025 11:24 PM

A video exists of Linda Lavin's complete performance in GYPSY. I thought she was wonderful in the role, despite Frank Rich's nasty pan of her performance.

by Anonymousreply 215May 4, 2025 11:27 PM

The libretto of "Hello, Dolly" originated in an 1830s English one-act which became an Austrian farce which became a Thornton Wilder play which served as the basis for the musical. So it's a well traveled and resilient property, though certainly not an up to date one.

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by Anonymousreply 216May 4, 2025 11:39 PM

Beyond all the sneering about wokeness and DEI the fact is the culture has changed in fundamental ways that means certain shows and traditional ways of playing them run a considerable risk of giving the public the ick, as the kids say.

by Anonymousreply 217May 4, 2025 11:50 PM

Agreed, R217, but I don't think that applies to HELLO, DOLLY! or even to WONDERFUL TOWN.

by Anonymousreply 218May 4, 2025 11:57 PM

Maybe they're just too old fashioned and boring for youthful contemporary audiences. It happens.

by Anonymousreply 219May 5, 2025 12:08 AM

I saw Lavin. She used an Irish brogue and stomped her feet a lot. Very little charm and, believe it or not, I preferred Tyne Daly's vocals. She also had zero chemistry with Jonathan Hadary. She was an angry, screechy Rose. And I say this as a fan.

by Anonymousreply 220May 5, 2025 1:18 AM

How were her pauses?

by Anonymousreply 221May 5, 2025 2:20 AM

[quote]How were her pauses?

Meno-

by Anonymousreply 222May 5, 2025 2:23 AM

Beanie would be the perfect Gooch.

by Anonymousreply 223May 5, 2025 2:47 AM

Give me a Gooch where you get a more dramatic transformation, r223.

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by Anonymousreply 224May 5, 2025 2:51 AM

"Why, Agnes, you *do* have a bust!"

by Anonymousreply 225May 5, 2025 2:52 AM

[Quote] When played properly, as it was by Carol Channing, Ethel Merman, Bette Midler, Bernadette Peters, Donna Murphy, and others, that scene is a comic tour-de-force in the stage version of the show.

It’s slapstick crap that slows the plot. Yes, it can be funny, but it can also easily be cut to tighten the show

by Anonymousreply 226May 5, 2025 3:03 AM

winning x 4

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by Anonymousreply 227May 5, 2025 3:26 AM

This new WONDERFUL TOWN is very far from wonderful, and I think now most of the cast knows it. There sure were a LOT of empty seats at Friday night's performance, and that number increased after the intermission.

Anika Noni Rose is totally miscast and misdirected. After this and her terrible performance (miscast, again) in UNCLE VANYA, it's imperative that she find something that suits her talents, and a director that gets them. She's so damn talented. I had hopes that CARMEN JONES would transfer to Broadway in 2018, but that obviously never happened. What a revival that was, and Rose killed it.

If that central miscasting were the only issue, the show might be worth seeing. But it's actually one of the show's more minor problems. It drags when it should zip, many of the performances are subpar, and a lot of the numbers just clunk about. It's readily apparent that the director does not understand this show. Nor does the choreographer. And damn, I now realize how brilliant Donna Murphy was when she did this two decades ago. I couldn't stop thinking about her performance as this leaden revival carried on.

The evening is not a total loss. That score is glorious, and the Encores! orchestra sounds great, and when the entire chorus stands still and sings together, magic threatens to occur.

by Anonymousreply 228May 5, 2025 5:14 AM

[quote]I saw Lavin. She used an Irish brogue and stomped her feet a lot. Very little charm and, believe it or not, I preferred Tyne Daly's vocals.

At least Tyne didn't scat during "Rose's Turn."

by Anonymousreply 229May 5, 2025 10:36 AM

R226 would cut Over The Rainbow from The Wizard of Oz.

by Anonymousreply 230May 5, 2025 11:27 AM

Preston looks very porno in R227’s clip.

by Anonymousreply 231May 5, 2025 11:29 AM

Was the Tony nominating committee unfair to Redwood?

Would Redwood have faired better if Ming Cho Lee were still alive?

Can those LED screens be repurposed elsewhere?

How did they ever raise $16M to do this show? Like, how long would it have had to run to recoup that? 18 mths - 2 years?

We mourn Redwood.

by Anonymousreply 232May 5, 2025 11:32 AM

Said no one.

by Anonymousreply 233May 5, 2025 1:30 PM

Yes, R226, that bit can easily be cut to tighten the show, but one could say the same about most or all of the songs in any musicals, plus I've never thought of HELLO, DOLLY! as overlong. You seem obsessed with the length of the show, which is weird, because there are so many others that really are overlong and could and should easily be cut.

by Anonymousreply 234May 5, 2025 1:39 PM

Looks like Cole will exiting right after the Tonys.

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by Anonymousreply 235May 5, 2025 1:43 PM

R228: Anika Noni Rose was terrible as Maggie in “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,” the worst production of that play I’ve seen in any medium.

by Anonymousreply 236May 5, 2025 1:44 PM

Broadways new Roxie Hart is taking tonite off to attend the Met Gala. Such dedication.

by Anonymousreply 237May 5, 2025 1:47 PM

It'll be interesting to see who plays Mary for the last eight weeks after Titus.

by Anonymousreply 238May 5, 2025 1:51 PM

The Tony Committee will see a show months ago and then see these new ones that just get under the gun and are fresh and they win The Tony.

by Anonymousreply 239May 5, 2025 1:52 PM

Back when they were a thing, how were show doctors paid? Was it just a flat rate or did they get any kind of royalty? And did they get credits?

by Anonymousreply 240May 5, 2025 2:00 PM

Show doctors rarely if ever got credit (most didn't want credit) and the fees were usually a flat rate, no royalty.

One of the biggest problems with Broadway musicals today is there are no clever people - directors, writers or whatever - to call in when your show is in trouble. Is Stro going to call in Gattelli? Is Jerry Mitchell going to call in Stro? I don't think so.

by Anonymousreply 241May 5, 2025 2:14 PM

r241 Thanks for the info!

by Anonymousreply 242May 5, 2025 2:24 PM

I'd love to see Michael Urie as Mary Todd Lincoln.

by Anonymousreply 243May 5, 2025 2:43 PM

Elliot Page and Laverne Cox would be amazing in Romeo & Juliet.

by Anonymousreply 244May 5, 2025 2:47 PM

How so, r244?

by Anonymousreply 245May 5, 2025 2:51 PM

I suspect r244 is striving for the coveted DL "Wit".

by Anonymousreply 246May 5, 2025 3:30 PM

R243, I like that suggestion.

by Anonymousreply 247May 5, 2025 3:42 PM

Who wrote the new lyrics in Wonderful Town? Some of the cultural references had been changed, like bell hooks subbing for Aristotle in that last revival of The Skin of Our Teeth.

by Anonymousreply 248May 5, 2025 3:50 PM

R243 that is a genius suggestion......only on DL could one find an insight like that.

by Anonymousreply 249May 5, 2025 3:58 PM

Someone suggested that Adolph Green's daughter Amanda might have tinkered with the lyrics. There's a mention of Langston Hughes in "Conga" that wasn't there before.

by Anonymousreply 250May 5, 2025 5:19 PM

I thought I read that Eisa Davis was listed in the Encores' program with script updates. Perhaps that also included lyrics.

by Anonymousreply 251May 5, 2025 5:34 PM

[quote]Who wrote the new lyrics in Wonderful Town? Some of the cultural references had been changed, like bell hooks subbing for Aristotle in that last revival of The Skin of Our Teeth.

They'd better keep their grubby little mitts off of "Beebe's bathysphere!"

by Anonymousreply 252May 5, 2025 5:41 PM

[quote]They'd better keep their grubby little mitts off of "Beebe's bathysphere!"

Not to mention...

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by Anonymousreply 253May 5, 2025 6:05 PM

Adam Lambert will be Judas to Cynthia Erivo's Jesus at the Hollywood Bowl JCS

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by Anonymousreply 254May 5, 2025 6:17 PM

Whoever did Adam’s makeup and styling is the real Judas

by Anonymousreply 255May 5, 2025 6:19 PM

The Cruella look is *so* passé.

by Anonymousreply 256May 5, 2025 6:20 PM

r254 Shouldn't he be Mary Magdalene?

by Anonymousreply 257May 5, 2025 6:42 PM

One positive thing you can say for the new Encores Wonderful Town is that it’s brought all the DL Theatre Gossipers together. Everyone is united in absolutely loathing it, a rare occurrence.

by Anonymousreply 258May 5, 2025 6:44 PM

R257. Hey! That's MY role!

by Anonymousreply 259May 5, 2025 6:45 PM

Did someone say LOATHING?

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by Anonymousreply 260May 5, 2025 6:46 PM

Linda Lavin is John Kerry as Mama Rose!

by Anonymousreply 261May 5, 2025 7:03 PM

"Purpose" by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins wins the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

The other finalists were "Oh, Mary!" by Cole Escola and "The Ally" by Itamar Moses.

by Anonymousreply 262May 5, 2025 7:26 PM

[quote]The other finalists were "Oh, Mary!"

Maybe next year they can expand the award to consider some other SNL skits.

by Anonymousreply 263May 5, 2025 7:59 PM

Who the hell wants to see ANY woman play Jesus (or Judas, for that matter) in JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR? Stop the madness!!!!!

by Anonymousreply 264May 5, 2025 9:06 PM

Idina should go do "Oh, Mary".

She could use a hit.

by Anonymousreply 265May 5, 2025 9:13 PM

Do y'all think Oh Mary will get a London production?

A tour?

And, what does Cole Escola do next? He's not exactly an easy to cast type. Can he write himself another hit or does that lightening only strike once?

by Anonymousreply 266May 5, 2025 9:16 PM

I could see Cole getting some kind of sketch comedy show on HBO.

by Anonymousreply 267May 5, 2025 9:23 PM

As long as his hair gets lightened only once.

by Anonymousreply 268May 5, 2025 9:28 PM

I think that short where Cole plays the woman who has to sell the haunted house hints that he’s more than just a one-trick pony. At one point he plays several different people who confront the realtor at the house and he’s very good.

I don’t know what Oh Mary is like, but in several other female roles he’s playing a female, not a man in drag doing a campy version of a woman.

by Anonymousreply 269May 5, 2025 9:44 PM

[quote] A tour?

He’ll probably play S.F. (for the gay crowd adulation) and L.A. (for the industry access) and leave the rest of it to someone else.

Nathan Lane in Oh, Mary?

by Anonymousreply 270May 5, 2025 9:47 PM

Never thought I'd see Cole Escola that close to a Pulitzer.

by Anonymousreply 271May 5, 2025 9:48 PM

I very much doubt Nathan Lane would get anywhere near someone else's goulash. What about John Early? Jinkx Monsoon? Amy Sedaris?

by Anonymousreply 272May 5, 2025 9:55 PM

Billy Porter IS Mary!

by Anonymousreply 273May 5, 2025 10:14 PM

[quote]Would Redwood have faired better if Ming Cho Lee were still alive?

It wouldn't have even fared better.

by Anonymousreply 274May 5, 2025 10:19 PM

[quote]You ruminate over A Chorus Line poster (non-vintage!) in yer toilet? Braggart!

[quote] Well, if you really want to go there, I have the silver vintage original OBC poster one in my bedroom.

Oh Ladies, I have the DVD signed by Miss Audrey Landers, so there.

by Anonymousreply 275May 5, 2025 10:50 PM

You win, r275.

by Anonymousreply 276May 5, 2025 11:06 PM

[quote]Never thought I'd see Cole Escola that close to a Pulitzer.

Oh, I don't know -- he might have a few vintage Lilly Pulitzer frocks in his extensive wardrobe.

by Anonymousreply 277May 5, 2025 11:08 PM

Rose Hovick stuns at the Met

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by Anonymousreply 278May 5, 2025 11:31 PM

R278, I will say it’s best she’s looked in a long time.

by Anonymousreply 279May 6, 2025 12:50 AM

[quote]One positive thing you can say for the new Encores Wonderful Town is that it’s brought all the DL Theatre Gossipers together. Everyone is united in absolutely loathing it, a rare occurrence.

and I have I tickets to see it tomorrow...will suffer through 2.5 hours because I paid alot for these tickets

by Anonymousreply 280May 6, 2025 12:55 AM

Audra's dress is ghastly.

Did she spill spaghetti all down the front?

by Anonymousreply 281May 6, 2025 12:59 AM

[quote] Did she spill spaghetti all down the front?

She did. She was hungry during the intermission and walked to the nearby Italian restaurant. She ordered spaghetti with tomato sauce. She was so entranced by the taste that she almost forgot the second act was starting. She ran (with the spaghetti) and almost tripped. She spilled it all over her dress.

She was upset but the show must go on!

by Anonymousreply 282May 6, 2025 1:17 AM

Pasta pause

by Anonymousreply 283May 6, 2025 1:18 AM

R278, I'm so glad you didn't call her mama Rose

by Anonymousreply 284May 6, 2025 1:48 AM

That is a very judiciously placed mega-peplum on r278.

by Anonymousreply 285May 6, 2025 4:07 AM

If you can't fix it, r285, feature it.

by Anonymousreply 286May 6, 2025 4:14 AM

Pasta Rose.

by Anonymousreply 287May 6, 2025 4:27 AM

Nicole and Tom at the Met Gala tonight. Nicole looks like a Hollywood bombshell and Tom is dreamy.

by Anonymousreply 288May 6, 2025 4:40 AM

They have pasta at Chipotle?

by Anonymousreply 289May 6, 2025 4:50 AM

Will Audra perform tomorrow?

by Anonymousreply 290May 6, 2025 5:19 AM

I will say I was entranced by the color and overall look, I didn't even notice the spaghetti noodle front of her dress.

And I’m a Tony voter!

by Anonymousreply 291May 6, 2025 12:47 PM

[quote]Audra's dress is ghastly.

R281 = Gloria Upson

by Anonymousreply 292May 6, 2025 1:25 PM

R236,

I missed that production of CAT. Why was it so bad? Even with James Earl Jones as Big Daddy?

I will admit that after seeing the back-to-back performance bombs of UNCLE VANYA and WONDERFUL TOWN, I'm beginning to wonder if Rose actually has a very limited range. Your summation of her Maggie the Cat is only adding fuel to that fire.

by Anonymousreply 293May 6, 2025 3:13 PM

THIS DAY IN BROADWAY HISTORY: In 1976, a revival of “The Pirates of Penzance” opened at the Uris Theatre.

by Anonymousreply 294May 6, 2025 3:17 PM

Ragtime coming to Lincoln Center for 14 weeks from October to January.

Worst kept secret in the biz!

by Anonymousreply 295May 6, 2025 3:32 PM

[QUOTE] They have pasta at Chipotle?

Yes, they do.

by Anonymousreply 296May 6, 2025 4:12 PM

Groff sings " Beyond the Sea." Don't see anything of Darin, but he sounds good.

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by Anonymousreply 297May 6, 2025 4:55 PM

[quote]I will admit that after seeing the back-to-back performance bombs of UNCLE VANYA and WONDERFUL TOWN, I'm beginning to wonder if Rose actually has a very limited range. Y

I would say she does have quite a limited range, but there are still lots of roles she could play well if she could get herself cast in those rather than in roles she doesn't fit. I will say received a lot of praise for CARMEN JONES even though she was somewhat miscast in that part as well.

by Anonymousreply 298May 6, 2025 5:21 PM

The new grosses are in.

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by Anonymousreply 299May 6, 2025 5:25 PM

I saw Just In Time over the weekend and had an absolute ball. Groff is having a blast and his joy is infectious. It’s ain’t Long Day’s Journey. It’s just fun and I can’t recommend it enough.

by Anonymousreply 300May 6, 2025 5:32 PM

The logo for the new Ragtime is quite something.

by Anonymousreply 301May 6, 2025 5:38 PM

Boop and Dead Outlaw might just limp to the Tonys. Real Women Have Curves will be out of here by Memorial Day.

by Anonymousreply 302May 6, 2025 5:41 PM

Good Night and Good Luck hits 4M!

by Anonymousreply 303May 6, 2025 5:42 PM

From those new grosses it looks like Just in Time is a smash hit.

Smash on the other hand, not so much. Or Real Women Have Curves and, erm, Floyd Collins.

Groff is going to win the Tony again. He’s minted.

by Anonymousreply 304May 6, 2025 6:34 PM

R228: In Tennesee Williams’ “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,” Big Daddy Pollitt is a poor Mississippi Delta sharecropper’s son at the turn of the century, who by sheer meanness, shrewdness and dirty dealing becomes a wealthy farmer and plantation owner by mid-century. When an all black cast was announced for a Broadway revival in 2008, there was grumbling about how impossible this would have been for a black family in the south at that time, and indeed, some pertinent dialogue rang false because of that, but as a lover of Williams plays, I was open-minded about the casting, and eager to see what they would do.

Debbie Allen directed and told the press she was proud of the fact that the cast would not be acting the poetic, incantatory dialogue in the usual way, but were aiming for a more realistic directness, or some such bullshit. This was the first clue that Allen didn’t know what she was doing, and fundamentally misunderstood the essence of the play. The beauty and rhythm of Williams words and lines, his poetic cadences, are crucial to any good production, as much as in Shakespeare, I think. Of course she may have had to work around the shortcomings of her cast, maybe especially the relatively inexperienced Terrence Howard.

These days, the part of Big Daddy is probably the hardest to cast, especially with a star name, because you really need a big, magnetic actor with vocal power. James Earl Jones was the ideal reason to do the revival, at least on paper. Sadly, he was terrible in the role. Supposedly he was already having trouble remembering lines, so maybe that sapped his usual confidence and bravado. He had plenty of both in “Fences” more than a decade earlier. But what we saw on stage was a diminished man, without energy, conviction or vocal power. Maybe that deflated the whole production, because it was inert, dead on arrival. As I recall it was only Terrence Howard as Brick, incredibly enough, who had any magnetism amd charisma onstage. He had no chemistry whatever with Anika Noni Rose’s Maggie, who just seemed like a bored, sulky debutante, lacking in resourcefulness and sex appeal. Watching her flailing in the part I realized for the first time how really good Elizabeth Taylor was in the movie. I remember nothing about Phylicia Rashad as Big Mama, so I guess she was lacking in pathos.

As a fan of the play, I thought it was a shambles, a dull misfire. Though I think the same production with a different cast won an Olivier for Best Revival when it moved to London. So go figure.

by Anonymousreply 305May 6, 2025 7:02 PM

“Dead Outlaw” isn’t doing so wellconsidering the positive reviews and box office off-Broadway. Is it too early for the good reviews to have shown up in last week’s gross?

by Anonymousreply 306May 6, 2025 7:08 PM

Let’s face it Groff is soon to be a back-to-back Tony winner a la Laurie Metcalf. Floyd Collins is a bomb.

by Anonymousreply 307May 6, 2025 7:11 PM

R306: There is a strong disconnect between the critics and audiences’ opinions on this show. I keep hearing on the Reddit boards that it’s hard to understand the lyrics because the music is so loud. If it doesn’t win Best Musical and/or continues with these grosses, it will likely close.

by Anonymousreply 308May 6, 2025 7:15 PM

R306: A lot of the tickets are probably comped or TDF.

by Anonymousreply 309May 6, 2025 7:17 PM

“Floyd Collins” may be a bomb, but no one thinks it will win for Best Musical Revival anyway. So how does that effect voting for Jeremy Jordan, who’s reallly good and sings passionately? Surely a lot of Tony voters will give it a look despite the reviews? Isn’t it in Broadway’s best interest to anoint a potential new, attractive musical star?

by Anonymousreply 310May 6, 2025 7:17 PM

[quote] Groff sings " Beyond the Sea." Don't see anything of Darin, but he sounds good.

He's not doing an imitation, he's doing a homage, Audiences are learning him discography and life.

by Anonymousreply 311May 6, 2025 7:19 PM

[quote]“Dead Outlaw” isn’t doing so well considering the positive reviews and box office off-Broadway. Is it too early for the good reviews to have shown up in last week’s gross?

DO-DOA?

by Anonymousreply 312May 6, 2025 7:20 PM

Boring, overpriced vehicle. If George Looney wasn’t it, it would’ve closed on page 3.

by Anonymousreply 313May 6, 2025 7:21 PM

Now R311, if you actually saw it...

by Anonymousreply 314May 6, 2025 7:33 PM

[QUOTE] Let’s face it Groff is soon to be a back-to-back Tony winner a la Laurie Metcalf.

Could Kara Young potentially become another back-to-back Tony winner? I don’t see that category as particularly strong this year. And Bianca Leigh should have been nominated for “Oh, Mary!”

Although they might want to finally reward Jessica Hecht who is on her third nomination.

by Anonymousreply 315May 6, 2025 8:24 PM

Isn't Floyd Collins a limited run?

Stranger Things had a drastic drop off.

I don't think Groff will be a back to back. You're ruling out Criss, which is foolish.

by Anonymousreply 316May 6, 2025 8:52 PM

Here's my marketing pitch - have Audra and Nicole switch roles for a week, then we can decide who gets the TONY.

by Anonymousreply 317May 6, 2025 8:54 PM

Said it on the last thread and I'll say it again here - there hasn't been a Tonys with this much uncertainty in every category in forever. I wonder if it will spark higher ratings.

by Anonymousreply 318May 6, 2025 9:07 PM

Weren't Dead Outlaw's, REal Women's and Stranger Things' box office strongly affected by comping for last week's openings?

by Anonymousreply 319May 6, 2025 9:08 PM

Tourists, especially foreign tourists, don't want to spend a lot of hard-earned money on a musical called Dead Outlaw.

by Anonymousreply 320May 6, 2025 9:09 PM

[quote]I wonder if it will spark higher ratings.

Bless your heart, r318.

by Anonymousreply 321May 6, 2025 9:22 PM

A 2.9 rating instead of 2.8

by Anonymousreply 322May 6, 2025 9:59 PM

R317, you think Nicole could handle Gypsy? The cow, maybe.

by Anonymousreply 323May 6, 2025 10:01 PM

Neither Nicole or Audra are selling tickets. I would love to see an upset in that category and have Jasmine or Simard sneak in.

by Anonymousreply 324May 6, 2025 10:59 PM

[quote]Let’s face it Groff is soon to be a back-to-back Tony winner a la Laurie Metcalf. Floyd Collins is a bomb.

Even if Jeremy Jordan doesn't get lots of votes, I think many people feel Darren Criss is formidable competition for Groff.

by Anonymousreply 325May 6, 2025 11:03 PM

[quote] Could Kara Young potentially become another back-to-back Tony winner? I don’t see that category as particularly strong this year.

I think Jessica Hecht will win it. I thought she was especially great in Eureka Day, with a very tricky character. It's her third nomination and might be her time this year.

by Anonymousreply 326May 6, 2025 11:13 PM

It’s Best Actress, not Best Ticket Seller.

by Anonymousreply 327May 6, 2025 11:14 PM

It's incredibly annoying when bitches like R314 accuse people who post here of not actually having seen the shows they're writing about, when there's no freaking way they could possibly know that. So cut the shit, guys.

by Anonymousreply 328May 7, 2025 1:28 AM

R326,

I don't even think Kara Young was the best featured actress in PURPOSE. I think Alana Arenas killed it, and it stuns and saddens me that she was the only cast member not nominated.

Don't get it twisted, though. Young isn't bad, mind you. Far from it. But is her performance so wonderful that she merits a second Tony in a row?

Nope.

The award should go to Jessica Hecht. She was brilliant in the show: hilarious, believable and eventually heartbreaking. I think Eureka Day will win for Best Revival, and Hecht will be that show's other deserved win.

by Anonymousreply 329May 7, 2025 1:49 AM

Drama Critics' Circle Awards just announced!

Best Musical: Maybe Happy Ending

Best Play: Purpose

Best Individual Performance: Andrew Scott, Vanya

Best Ensemble Performance: The cast of Liberation

Special Citations: Cole Escola for Oh, Mary!; Cats: The Jellicle Ball; David Greenspan for lifetime achievement

by Anonymousreply 330May 7, 2025 1:52 AM

I think everyone is underestimating how much momentum MAYBE HAPPY ENDING has coming into the Tony Awards, and how Darren Criss will likely be able to ride that wave into the winner's circle.

Criss is terrific in a show that's a major player this year. The same cannot be said for Jeremy Jordan in the turgid FLOYD COLLINS. Groffsauce is major competition for the trophy and would likely be the favorite if he hadn't just won last year. I expect the vote will be close.

by Anonymousreply 331May 7, 2025 1:56 AM

Sorry, forgot to list the runners-up to the Drama Critics' Circle Awards:

Best Play runners-up, in order of placement after Purpose: The Hills of California, John Proctor is the Villain, Liberation

Best Musical runners-up: None. Maybe Happy Ending slayed all competitors on the first ballot.

Best Individual Performance runners-up, in order of placement after Andrew Scott: Cole Escola and Sarah Snook (tied), then Jasmine Amy Rogers

Best Ensemble Performance runners-up, in order of placement after Liberation: The Hills of California, Cats: The Jellicle Ball, Purpose

by Anonymousreply 332May 7, 2025 2:01 AM

R305,

Thank you for that detailed, thoughtful explanation. I actually did my Master's thesis on the late plays of Williams two years ago, but till recently was more a major fan of Williams rather than any sort of expert.

As you described the production, it sounds dreadful, and dreadfully misconceived. Racial issues aside given the time period, why bother to do Williams if you're not going to embrace the poetry and beauty of his language? What an idiot Allen was to strip that away.

I am saddened to hear that James Earl Jones wasn't able to do Big Daddy justice. Obviously the part came too late in his fabled career, as we all know what he was capable of when going full blast. Or perhaps he didn't respond to the Rose and Howard, who didn't do the West End production and were replaced by Sanaa Lathan and Adrian Lester, both of whom got far better reviews than their Broadway counterparts. Jones did get nominated for an Olivier, so perhaps he got better in the role with time.

by Anonymousreply 333May 7, 2025 2:11 AM

I saw CAT with James Earl Jones, and though of course his performance was perhaps not as energetic as seamless as it would have been years earlier, I would rate it as a much better performance than R305's description. Maybe he saw him on a bad night.

by Anonymousreply 334May 7, 2025 2:22 AM

He was pretty lively as grandpa in YCTIWY

by Anonymousreply 335May 7, 2025 2:34 AM

You Can’t Take it With You

by Anonymousreply 336May 7, 2025 2:35 AM

Jonathan Groff and Gracie Lawrence on Seth Meyers tonight

by Anonymousreply 337May 7, 2025 2:49 AM

Hard pass

by Anonymousreply 338May 7, 2025 3:13 AM

Is there still talk of Glengarry bringing in a female cast when the current cast wraps next month?

by Anonymousreply 339May 7, 2025 4:13 AM

I wondered that too r339. It seems like LuPone is likely attached if so as her concert calendar is light in the late summer/fall of this year.

by Anonymousreply 340May 7, 2025 7:07 AM

I would say GLENGARRY is pretty much a flop, so they probably won't be bringing in a female cast after all. I suppose it could still happen if there is nothing else to go into the Palace, but if they bring in a female cast and the box office receipts plummet further to levels resembling those of the all-female 1776, that would be extremely embarrassing.

by Anonymousreply 341May 7, 2025 4:40 PM

I’m surprised that Kieran Culkin wasn’t nominated. I’m quite sure he was expecting to be on the heels of an Emmy and Oscar win. I haven’t seen this production but was he just not good? Miscast? I believe he is playing the Al Pacino role.

by Anonymousreply 342May 7, 2025 4:57 PM

R342, he was not very good in the role, partly because he was so seriously miscast.

by Anonymousreply 343May 7, 2025 5:26 PM

I'd have to go back and look, but it felt like Kieran and Bill Burr were the ones sent out to heavily pimp the show. I don't immediately recall Bob Odenkirk doing the talk shows, giving interviews, etc.

by Anonymousreply 344May 7, 2025 5:31 PM

Odenkirk was on Morning Joe solo this morning.

by Anonymousreply 345May 7, 2025 5:55 PM

Culkin was miscast and was not giving 100% or close to it; would have been not good even if he had been properly cast.

by Anonymousreply 346May 7, 2025 9:31 PM

[quote] I would say GLENGARRY is pretty much a flop, so they probably won't be bringing in a female cast after all. I suppose it could still happen if there is nothing else to go into the Palace, but if they bring in a female cast and the box office receipts plummet further to levels resembling those of the all-female 1776, that would be extremely embarrassing.

It's not a great production - but it's not a flop, at least not financially. It's been bringing in $2.3 million every week for the last four weeks, at an average ticket price of over $225. Next to Good Night, and Good Luck and Othello, it's the next highest grossing play right now. Musicals would kill to be doing numbers like that.

by Anonymousreply 347May 7, 2025 10:10 PM

Yeah...not sure how it's a "flop" when it sold at 97% capacity last week.

by Anonymousreply 348May 7, 2025 10:28 PM

Sorry, I meant GLENGARRY is pretty much an artistic flop, and I really don't think they would bring in an all-female cast unless they could get one or two really big stars -- bigger than Patti LuPone. The financial success of the show right now is entirely dependent on the stars, but I am frankly surprised it's doing as well as it is, given the reviews and the competition.

by Anonymousreply 349May 8, 2025 2:23 AM

I don’t get the Groff love. He is sooo mediocre—and the show has a chorus-boy-sings-Darin-karaoke quality.

by Anonymousreply 350May 8, 2025 2:53 AM

GLENGARRY is a play that husbands want to see. Whether they really know what it's about or not.

by Anonymousreply 351May 8, 2025 3:20 AM

Is anyone really jonesin' for an all female GGR?

It's a show about toxic masculinity.

by Anonymousreply 352May 8, 2025 3:26 AM

I'm shocked at how poorly Stranger Things did last week. In hindsight they should've waited until the season five finale.

by Anonymousreply 353May 8, 2025 3:41 AM

R353 I was thinking the same thing...weird timing on their part.

Also: it feels like the bloom is off the rose. Stranger Things feels like it has peaked.

Everyone hates that Millie Bobby Brady cow.

by Anonymousreply 354May 8, 2025 3:48 AM

R354: The three year gap between seasons four and five didn't really help the Broadway production.

by Anonymousreply 355May 8, 2025 3:51 AM

Culkin was badly miscast in GLENGARRY. I’m a fan of his but he may be limited to playing himself. But I also can’t think of an actor today who could play his part though. You need tremendous charisma. Alex Baldwin 20 years ago is all I came up with.

I’m a fan of Odenkirk but he wasn’t that strong in his role either. The other actors were excellent. They played the show for laughs which I kind of enjoyed, I can’t imagine a female cast in a play about toxic masculinity but whatever.

by Anonymousreply 356May 8, 2025 4:10 AM

I could imagine Adam Driver or Michael Shannon doing well as Ricky Roma. Edward Norton could be another way to go.

by Anonymousreply 357May 8, 2025 4:19 AM

Yeah, Adam Driver seems like a really obvious choice.

by Anonymousreply 358May 8, 2025 4:40 AM

I saw GGR this afternoon and its biggest problems are the lousy sound mixing and the size of the venue. Nobody in the cast particularly stood out, but to not understand half of what Odenkirk is saying from the back of the Orchestra is preposterous. But the sheep keep coming, so...

by Anonymousreply 359May 8, 2025 5:04 AM

Has anyone here worked with Jeffrey Seller or know him/has had him? Looking forward to reading his book.

by Anonymousreply 360May 8, 2025 12:05 PM

[quote]I can’t imagine a female cast in a play about toxic masculinity but whatever.

When you have gimmick casting, does it really matter if the actors fit the message?

by Anonymousreply 361May 8, 2025 12:13 PM

Allegedly before it didn’t happen, it was to star Patti LuPone and Natasha Lyonne. I wonder if the all female cast does happen, if those two still do it.

Despite their differing views, LuPone has a loyalty to Mamet and even did the awful Anarchist on Broadway with Debra Winger

by Anonymousreply 362May 8, 2025 12:36 PM

[quote]Despite their differing views, LuPone has a loyalty to Mamet and even did the awful Anarchist on Broadway with Debra Winger

That was pre-Trump.

by Anonymousreply 363May 8, 2025 12:42 PM

Cole out of both Oh Mary performances today.

by Anonymousreply 364May 8, 2025 5:34 PM

R364 wouldn’t you?

by Anonymousreply 365May 8, 2025 7:32 PM

This thread has really slowed down the past couple of days…What’s up?

by Anonymousreply 366May 8, 2025 8:26 PM

Who is Cole’s understudy?

by Anonymousreply 367May 8, 2025 8:39 PM

[quote]Who is Cole’s understudy?

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by Anonymousreply 368May 8, 2025 8:47 PM

Preempted by the Pope news

by Anonymousreply 369May 8, 2025 8:48 PM

I hear that they want to extend The Last 5 Years, and an offer is out to a big female star. I don’t know who it is.

by Anonymousreply 370May 8, 2025 8:49 PM

Obviously Pamela Myers.

by Anonymousreply 371May 8, 2025 8:53 PM

I want a musical about the steamy love affair between the German Pope Benedict and hispersonal secretary Georg (Gorgeous Georg) Gänschwein.

by Anonymousreply 372May 8, 2025 9:04 PM

R370 Betty Buckley *IS* Cathy!

by Anonymousreply 373May 8, 2025 9:14 PM

Idina is free...

by Anonymousreply 374May 8, 2025 9:59 PM

[qutoe] I hear that they want to extend The Last 5 Years, and an offer is out to a big female star. I don’t know who it is.

It's Lizzo. You said "big"....

by Anonymousreply 375May 8, 2025 10:43 PM

It's slowed down because it WAS all abuzz with the season ending and tons of new shows opening and waiting for the Tony nominations.

Angry discussions will resume soon about who will win Tonys.

And, more posts about the shows soon to close.

by Anonymousreply 376May 9, 2025 12:33 AM

Whew! The answer to theater's most pressing question:

[quote]For years, Michele has been the subject of a running-joke-slash-conspiracy-theory that she can’t read or write. The topic appears to have originated sometime around 2015 when it trended on social media, and has dogged the “Glee” actor and singer in the decade since then.

[quote]“Give me the notes ― I’m reading that,” she said as she grabbed host Jake Shane’s notecards and began reading some of the fan-submitted questions aloud. “Jonathan [Groff] is not here to read me this shit!”

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by Anonymousreply 377May 9, 2025 12:48 AM

R377. Lea then grabbed a wig and shit in it.

by Anonymousreply 378May 9, 2025 1:11 AM

Chris Colfer could not be reached for a comment.

by Anonymousreply 379May 9, 2025 1:20 AM

He was too busy enjoying his book royalties

by Anonymousreply 380May 9, 2025 3:21 AM

[quote]I'm shocked at how poorly Stranger Things did last week. In hindsight they should've waited until the season five finale.

I don't understand, isn't it better to open in the midst of one of the TV show's seasons?

by Anonymousreply 381May 9, 2025 3:27 AM

When are we calling it quits on Flop Collins?

by Anonymousreply 382May 9, 2025 7:34 AM

[quote]This thread has really slowed down the past couple of days…What’s up?

Perhaps Audra hasn't missed any performances of "Gypsy" in the past few days.

by Anonymousreply 383May 9, 2025 8:15 AM

Now that it's Tony voting season, R383, that wouldn't be surprising.

by Anonymousreply 384May 9, 2025 3:18 PM

Is Glenn in a 5150?

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by Anonymousreply 385May 9, 2025 4:38 PM

Is Andrew Lloyd Weber really going to want the bloody version of SB to be made into a movie? It will taint it for all time.

by Anonymousreply 386May 9, 2025 4:40 PM

There's no way the concept of the current SUNSET BLVD. would work as a film. They'd have to change it so much that it would bear no relation to the current stage production, so what would be the point?

by Anonymousreply 387May 9, 2025 4:49 PM

Film the current Sunset for Great Performances. A big screen version would be a huge mistake. It's not Wicked.

by Anonymousreply 388May 9, 2025 4:52 PM

[quote]It's not Wicked.

A witch is a witch, r388.

by Anonymousreply 389May 9, 2025 4:56 PM

Tom Francis Is Ready to Flex His Muscles for Hollywood:

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by Anonymousreply 390May 9, 2025 5:45 PM

He needs to ditch the “k.d. lang” look he’s serving in that picture if he wants to go to Hollywood.

by Anonymousreply 391May 9, 2025 5:51 PM

And the article refers to Groff as legendary"?

by Anonymousreply 392May 9, 2025 6:05 PM

[quote]Is Andrew Lloyd Weber really going to want the bloody version of SB to be made into a movie? It will taint it for all time.

I really didn't need to think about Andrew Lloyd Webber's taint today.

by Anonymousreply 393May 9, 2025 6:43 PM

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by Anonymousreply 394May 9, 2025 6:56 PM

I guess this is that time of the year when every Broadway musical announces it will launch a national tour to pander to the Tony voters on the road, but can Maybe Happy Ending really create a tour with that phenomenally complicated set?

I hope it can as it's the rare original kind of show that audiences beyond Broadway need to see right now.

by Anonymousreply 395May 9, 2025 7:10 PM

Audra out tonight. Let the screaming and scheming begin.

by Anonymousreply 396May 9, 2025 9:26 PM

Monday was the Met Gala and yesterday was the big Tony nominee meet and greet. Cole was well enough to attend both but missed both shows yesterday. Audra was well enough to attend both but is out tonite. Back in the day, Betty Bacall would do interviews in her dressing room between performances, appeared on every talk show and was always doing publicity. Never missed a performance. It was a different time.

by Anonymousreply 397May 9, 2025 10:15 PM

Well, Betty Bacall didn’t have a voice to lose and the chorus boys mostly carried her around.

by Anonymousreply 398May 9, 2025 10:23 PM

Betty was different. She didn't even need caffeine.

by Anonymousreply 399May 9, 2025 10:26 PM

[quote]I guess this is that time of the year when every Broadway musical announces it will launch a national tour to pander to the Tony voters on the road, but can Maybe Happy Ending really create a tour with that phenomenally complicated set?

The number one expense for touring Broadway shows is staff salary. A cast of four, possibly with no-name leads, will keep those costs down. While the set is complicated, it can be rethought for moving from city to city with a similar effect as the Broadway set. The orchestra is small, and costume maintenance is light. It sounds like a potential success for a tour, especially if it wins the Best Musical award.

But don't cut those fireflies!

by Anonymousreply 400May 10, 2025 12:34 AM

I think that so much of the brilliance of the Maybe Happy Ending sets are the backstage spaces you don't see and how such big set pieces are stored and hidden. Reconfiguring all that for a tour, where the backstage spaces vary wildly, and if the stops are 2-3 weeks or less is gotta be complicated. Of course, unless the sets are dumbed way down which would be a shame.

I also think they'd be foolish to tour without a name star (or two) but having to find young Asian stars with name recognition will be even harder.

by Anonymousreply 401May 10, 2025 1:22 AM

R401 Very very few tours have any kind of "star" attached anymore and they do fine.

by Anonymousreply 402May 10, 2025 1:41 AM

[quote]Audra out tonight. Let the screaming and scheming begin.

Or, rather, let it continue :-)

[quote]Monday was the Met Gala and yesterday was the big Tony nominee meet and greet. Cole was well enough to attend both but missed both shows yesterday. Audra was well enough to attend both but is out tonite.

I really thought she would try to have a perfect attendance record between the Tony noms and the awards ceremony, but I guess not. Just wait and see how often she'll call out after the ceremony, whether or not she wins.

by Anonymousreply 403May 10, 2025 1:58 AM

As a reminder Anika Noni Rose did get a Tony nomination for CAT

by Anonymousreply 404May 10, 2025 2:09 AM

This production of Sunset just exposes what an utter bore the show actually is. Nicole’s two songs are the only moments the show is interesting. Otherwise it clunks along

by Anonymousreply 405May 10, 2025 2:11 AM

[QUOTE] As a reminder Anika Noni Rose did get a Tony nomination for CAT

No, she didn’t.

by Anonymousreply 406May 10, 2025 2:14 AM

R404 as a reminder, she was famously snubbed because she was so awful in the role.

She won for Caroline or Change and that’s it.

by Anonymousreply 407May 10, 2025 2:16 AM

[Quote] No, she didn’t.

She actually DID get a nomination for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

by Anonymousreply 408May 10, 2025 2:33 AM

No she got one for A Raisin in the Sun, not Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.

The long titles can be confusing

by Anonymousreply 409May 10, 2025 2:36 AM

R404 and r408 here is her page and her nominations and she was not nominated for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

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by Anonymousreply 410May 10, 2025 3:12 AM

She should have been!

by Anonymousreply 411May 10, 2025 3:29 AM

Anika Noni Rose did NOT receive a Tony nom for CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF. Why are people wasting time and space here arguing over a fact that's easily verifiable? And why would some people insist she did received the nom when it's quite easy to check and find out that she didn't?

by Anonymousreply 412May 10, 2025 3:37 AM

I once was standing in front of Anika in a line at LaGuardia, and I turned to compliment her on her performance in CAROLINE, and how much I admired the show. She stared at me and asked if she could move in front of me in the line.

by Anonymousreply 413May 10, 2025 4:41 AM

She should run for Congress.

by Anonymousreply 414May 10, 2025 4:54 AM

Poor Anika—she gets all the DL bullshit when Audra’s not around.

At least y’all are consistent!

by Anonymousreply 415May 10, 2025 4:57 AM

R413 on the one had I’m obsessed with her response because it would totally be a Betty Buckley or Patti LuPonr response. On the other hand, she’s nowhere in that league career wise, so it’s also funny to me that she would be that way.

by Anonymousreply 416May 10, 2025 9:45 AM

Huh? What?

by Anonymousreply 417May 10, 2025 10:15 AM

[quote]The long titles can be confusing

Especially when they're reduced to initials on DL.

by Anonymousreply 418May 10, 2025 11:00 AM

R413, I got a chuckle out of your story, but it sounds made up, because what would Anika have to gain by moving one place forward in line?

by Anonymousreply 419May 10, 2025 12:30 PM

One step closer to the popcorn, r419.

by Anonymousreply 420May 10, 2025 12:44 PM

The popcorn? At an airport?

by Anonymousreply 421May 10, 2025 12:46 PM

Was it Frontier Airlines?

by Anonymousreply 422May 10, 2025 2:02 PM

So I’m at the airport STRESSED because I hate flying, and this guy starts asking me about a show I was in. And then he starts talking about Follies and where the right place is to put a pause when you’re acting and Tyne Daly and Linda Lavin in Gypsy and then Bonnie Franklin and I’m watching the line ahead of him move closer and closer to getting on the plane. And here I stand trying to comprehend some minute point he’s trying to make about Mame. So finally, I asked if I could just go ahead of him to be with the rest of the line that is getting on the plane. And now I come here finding that he is being a bitch about me.

CUNT!

by Anonymousreply 423May 10, 2025 2:42 PM

[QUOTE] On the other hand, she’s nowhere in that league career wise, so it’s also funny to me that she would be that way.

It’s giving Alison Pill vibes.

by Anonymousreply 424May 10, 2025 8:12 PM

Or Jennifer Lopez.

by Anonymousreply 425May 10, 2025 8:22 PM

This thread is a bigger flopper than Audra's Gypsy.

by Anonymousreply 426May 10, 2025 9:21 PM

I'll never understand why the resistance to letting a thread last. This one's only been around since Friday. Do we need a new theatre thread every week?

by Anonymousreply 427May 10, 2025 10:00 PM

[quote] Poor Anika—she gets all the DL bullshit when Audra’s not around. At least y’all are consistent!

I got to meet Miss Rose at the Broadway Cares Equity Fights AIDS Annual Flea Market. It was before "Dreamgirls" and I have the DVD of "From Justin To Kelly", her movie debut, signed!

by Anonymousreply 428May 10, 2025 10:25 PM

What do you mean, R427? As far as I can tell, every thread goes to about 600 entries before being retired.

by Anonymousreply 429May 10, 2025 10:31 PM

That surprised me R428.

Who knew she could write!

by Anonymousreply 430May 10, 2025 11:06 PM

What I mean, R429, is the feeling that we've got to fill up a theatre thread as soon as possible, ideally in a week or less.

by Anonymousreply 431May 10, 2025 11:13 PM

[quote]the feeling that we've got to fill up a theatre thread as soon as possible

Where are you getting that, r431? The threads do as they're going to do.

by Anonymousreply 432May 10, 2025 11:19 PM

This coming week ...

MONDAY -- Nicole Scherzinger on CBS Mornings and Michael McKean on The Tonight Show

TUESDAY -- Darren Criss on CBS Mornings and Jonathan Groff on The Kelly Clarkson Show

WEDNESDAY -- Bernadette Peters, Darren Criss, and Natasha Hodgson & Danny Ricker perform from Operation Mincemeat on The Kelly Clarkson Show, plus Cole Escola on Late Night with Seth Meyers

THURSDAY -- Dead Outlaw performs on Today, Nick Jonas and Bernadette Peters on Live with Kelly and Mark, and Sarah Snook on Late Night with Seth Meyers

FRIDAY -- Smash performs on The View

by Anonymousreply 433May 10, 2025 11:54 PM

Will SMASH even be running on Friday?

by Anonymousreply 434May 10, 2025 11:56 PM

ALL That Chat siding with producers that it's tough shit if your big star is announced out an hour and half before curtain.

by Anonymousreply 435May 11, 2025 12:02 AM

R435. This is my favorite post from the extremely long Audra thread on ATC.

For the sake of argument, let’s assume Audra had one too many drinks the night before and woke up with a splitting headache that didn’t dissipate as the day wore on. Perhaps, in that case, you might be justified in putting part of the blame on her. But guess what? That’s all baseless speculation — in fact, I clearly just made that up. WE DON’T KNOW what the reason for her absence was or what time she informed the theater. And in the absence of actual facts, it behooves us all to reserve our judgment. How can we say that a performer should have done this instead of that when we have no idea what she actually did or didn’t do in the first place?

by Anonymousreply 436May 11, 2025 12:41 AM

Cramps perhaps?

by Anonymousreply 437May 11, 2025 1:07 AM

[quote]ALL That Chat siding with producers that it's tough shit if your big star is announced out an hour and half before curtain.

I'm sure it's not everyone at All That Chat. Only the dolts, of which there are regrettably many.

by Anonymousreply 438May 11, 2025 1:23 AM

They're all piling on poor Tabernathy.

by Anonymousreply 439May 11, 2025 1:40 AM

For reasons known to Tabernathy, r439.

by Anonymousreply 440May 11, 2025 1:42 AM

Much of the current controversy over Audra's latest absence at All That Chat pointlessly centers around a silly argument whether it's her own responsibility or that of the producers as to how far in advance of showtime her absences are announced. On the one hand, I believe (as was the case with Lindsay Mendez and MERRILY) that the producers very purposely hold off on announcing the absences as long as possible. But of course none of us can know when Audra calls out, so as far as that goes, all speculation is just that. On the OTHER hand, people are allowed to hold the opinion that the star of a show, especially one who is the raison d'etre for the entire production, should only miss when absolutely necessary, and that Audra is not following that playbook.

by Anonymousreply 441May 11, 2025 1:48 AM

Raison D’etre in the Sun

by Anonymousreply 442May 11, 2025 1:53 AM

Should there be some kind of Equity rule that a performer must call out by a certain time or not go on?

by Anonymousreply 443May 11, 2025 1:57 AM

R443. Absolutely not

by Anonymousreply 444May 11, 2025 2:01 AM

[quote]Should there be some kind of Equity rule that a performer must call out by a certain time or not go on?

Wanna try that again?

by Anonymousreply 445May 11, 2025 3:12 AM

I can't wait for this chain the moments after Audra wins the Tony.

by Anonymousreply 446May 11, 2025 3:50 AM

Why, R446? We'll just hear from the same posters giving us the same tired reasons why she shouldn't have won, how she was miscast to begin with, how her voice was wrong for the role, how all of her Tonys have been undeserved . . .

by Anonymousreply 447May 11, 2025 4:02 AM

R446. I think you care more about Audra winning the Tony than Audra does.

by Anonymousreply 448May 11, 2025 4:13 AM

...or what will we hear from the Audra fans when Nicole wins the Tony? Or, what will we hear from the Audra and Nicole fans when Jasmine wins the Tony?

by Anonymousreply 449May 11, 2025 4:39 AM

Jasmine could be the Judy Holliday in all this.

by Anonymousreply 450May 11, 2025 9:44 AM

By now the Producers should have an UNDERSTUDY GYPSY sign ready.

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by Anonymousreply 451May 11, 2025 11:40 AM

[quote]On the OTHER hand, people are allowed to hold the opinion that the star of a show, especially one who is the raison d'etre for the entire production, should only miss when absolutely necessary, and that Audra is not following that playbook.

Except no one here knows why she's calling out, so those declaring she "is not following that playbook" are talking out of their ass.

We do have a poster who claimed to have multiple friends within the Gypsy company, funny how they haven't been able to give any insider info.

by Anonymousreply 452May 11, 2025 11:59 AM

True, R452, no one knows (or very few people know) why she's calling out. We only know that she know has had six unscheduled absences during the first five months of the show's run, plus three schedule absences (I believe those are the correct current figures). And some people would say that anyone with that kind of an attendance record should not be the above-the-title star of a Broadway show, or at the very least should have an alternate in the role and/or a limited schedule of six or seven perfs a week rather than eight. No matter what the reasons for each particular call-out.

Apropos this discussion, maybe we should all take a look at Donna Murphy. It seems that, at some point, she and/or people in the industry realized that she couldn't be counted on for eight performances a week. The last time she was contracted to do that was in THE PEOPLE IN THE PICTURE in 2011, and even that show had a limited run of less than three months. Otherwise, she's lately limited herself to shows that were set for very short runs (for example, Encores!), and I assume concerts and special appearances, plus of course her one-performance-a-week run in HELLO, DOLLY!, which turned out to be a perfect situation for her. Maybe Audra should consider a similar path for her career at this point, but some people would say they wish she had considered it before signing on for an open-ended run of GYPSY with no alternate.

by Anonymousreply 453May 11, 2025 1:01 PM

Donna Murphy gave up doing 8 shows a week when she had a child and, sadly, her husband passed away a few years later. She chose to focus on her family. And weren't the Wonderful Town absences due to a serious vocal issue and not laziness? Hilty and Simard have had far more absences than Audra in the same time period. Hilty was out, again, last night. Some actors like Denzel and Jake, who never miss, are built for the stage. Others are not.

by Anonymousreply 454May 11, 2025 1:18 PM

absences + ridiculously high ticket prices = very unhappy audiences

by Anonymousreply 455May 11, 2025 1:24 PM

While I'm not excusing or defending the absences of Simard, Hilty and Audra, it's not fair to compare them to Denzel, Jake and Clooney, who don't have to slather on the makeup and wigs, squeeze themselves into uncomfortably tight undergarments and low cut gowns and prance around in high heels and sing their hearts out every night.

by Anonymousreply 456May 11, 2025 1:35 PM

What's this about Jake Gyllenhaal and uncomfortably tight underwear?

by Anonymousreply 457May 11, 2025 1:41 PM

R456, suddenly Othello seems like no fun at all.

by Anonymousreply 458May 11, 2025 1:47 PM

R446, but that's what they signed up for.

Producers should put in contracts that the performer is on the hook for lost revenue for unexcused absences. They'll be sure to show up for work then.

by Anonymousreply 459May 11, 2025 2:07 PM

Honestly, has Audra ever had a great track record when it comes to musicals? I saw Ragtime with the original cast 4 times and only saw her once.

by Anonymousreply 460May 11, 2025 2:22 PM

R456. I guarantee you Iago is a more challenging role on every level than Rose.”

by Anonymousreply 461May 11, 2025 2:30 PM

[quote]We only know that she know has had six unscheduled absences during the first five months of the show's run

All this discussion over 1.2 missed performances a month.

by Anonymousreply 462May 11, 2025 3:05 PM

[quote]Honestly, has Audra ever had a great track record when it comes to musicals? I saw Ragtime with the original cast 4 times and only saw her once.

I believe she had a perfect track record for LADY DAY, apparently because that show required her to sing in a way that she did not feel was very taxing to her voice.

[quote]All this discussion over 1.2 missed performances a month.

That's a far higher absence rate than many people would consider acceptable for the over-the-title star of a Broadway show, especially during the first few months of its run. And those were only the unscheduled absences, on top of three scheduled absences and the entire week of performances that happened at the beginning of the run. And yes, we all understand that the lost week was not due, or not solely due, to Audra's inability to perform, but the fact remains that it was an entire extra week off for her.

by Anonymousreply 463May 11, 2025 3:29 PM

So who’s on the bad attendance master list?

Sarah Porkalob

Donna Murphy

Laura Benanti

Audra McDonald

Megan Hilty

Patti Murin

Liza Minnelli

Martine McCutcheon

Anyone else of note?

by Anonymousreply 464May 11, 2025 3:47 PM

[quote]but the fact remains that it was an entire extra week off for her

She was sick. You think any actor would prefer to be sick for a week over performing? Some of you act like she was lounging on a beach.

by Anonymousreply 465May 11, 2025 3:59 PM

No, R465. I just meant it was an extra, unplanned week off from a very strenuous role.

by Anonymousreply 466May 11, 2025 4:08 PM

R464, I seem to recall DL mentioning Jaquel Spivey missing a lot of performances in " A Strange Loop."

by Anonymousreply 467May 11, 2025 4:17 PM

Jordan Fisher missed several Dear Evan Hansen and Sweeney Todd performances, didn't he?

by Anonymousreply 468May 11, 2025 4:24 PM

[QUOTE] Raison D’etre in the Sun

Love this as a future thread title.

by Anonymousreply 469May 11, 2025 5:44 PM

[quote]I don’t know what Oh Mary is like, but in several other female roles he’s playing a female, not a man in drag doing a campy version of a woman.

Like Kids in the Hall or Jack Plotnick.

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by Anonymousreply 470May 11, 2025 6:14 PM

R464, is this your first day here? You’re missing THE QUEEN of bad attendance!

by Anonymousreply 471May 11, 2025 6:59 PM

r468 He missed a majority of DEH performances. During his run in Hadestown it was reported he'd miss once or twice a week. His fans will insist he was going through mental health issues or had an eating disorder or something, but that reminds me of Idina fans who insist she keeps having asthma attacks before big performances requiring her loud gasps for air, rather than her just having poor technique

by Anonymousreply 472May 11, 2025 7:24 PM

In my opinion, Jordan Fisher is not that great a performer. A very limited talent, in fact. So if on top of that he has major attendance issues, why does he keep getting cast, often in roles that he doesn't fit? I guess he's cute, but not THAT cute.

by Anonymousreply 473May 11, 2025 8:33 PM

I wanted to "Oh, DEAR!" Glenn Close on Instagram after she posted,

"You can't approach Norma with a faint heart. She tests your metal, demands that you dig deep."

Oh, DEAR!

by Anonymousreply 474May 12, 2025 12:02 AM

Just discovered The Sunset Project podcast. I actually wish the episodes were longer and the host interviewed people associated with the show. But I'm enjoying it. Today I learned that ALW offered Patti the chance to replace Glenn in LA when she left for Broadway. He really is a dick.

by Anonymousreply 475May 12, 2025 12:27 AM

[quote]We'll just hear from the same posters giving us the same tired reasons why she (Audra) shouldn't have won, how she was miscast to begin with, how her voice was wrong for the role, how all of her Tonys have been undeserved . . .

Well, we did say # 1 and #2, but I don't remember anyone saying that "...all of her Tonys have been undeserved >"

by Anonymousreply 476May 12, 2025 12:39 AM

Nicole is contracted to 5 performances a week. Remember that when comparing her to Simard HIlty and Audra who are contracted for 8. So if they miss one a week, they’re still doing more than Nicole. Musicals used to be built for actors to be able to vocally breathe during a show. Now they’re not. Performers in Opera don’t do 8/week. It’s not vocally doable. Ballplayers don’t play 8 games a week. ANd probably you don’t run a marathon 8 times in a week. Stop with this demonization.

by Anonymousreply 477May 12, 2025 1:47 AM

Word is the next Equity negotiations the union is going to demand the end of 5 show weekends for the touring shows.

by Anonymousreply 478May 12, 2025 2:51 AM

But r477, Audra is singing the same score Merman sang 8 times a week, rarely missing a performance in 2 years. Did Tyne miss many performances?

by Anonymousreply 479May 12, 2025 3:41 AM

Nicole is contracted to 7 performances a week, not 5, and recently said she would play 8 performances some weeks from now until closing.

R479. Tyne had vocal issues and was out now and then for a few performances at a time. Patti missed a total of three.

by Anonymousreply 480May 12, 2025 3:50 AM

Good ol reliable Nathan...

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by Anonymousreply 481May 12, 2025 4:05 AM

Fine, R477. So if the current feeling is that eight performances a week is too much to ask of people, especially in strenuous roles, then the schedule should be reduced (which is never going to happen) or alternates should be hired for every challenging role. But the one thing that SHOULD NOT happen is that stars should not be scheduled for eight a week if they're going to miss frequently, whether their name is Audra McDonald, Megan Hilty, Jennifer Simard, Jordan Fisher, or Lindsay Mendez.

by Anonymousreply 482May 12, 2025 4:15 AM

Opera singers don't do eight shows a week.

by Anonymousreply 483May 12, 2025 4:18 AM

R482. Don't forget me!

by Anonymousreply 484May 12, 2025 4:24 AM

"Tabernathy" HAS to be a Datalounger, too, right?

by Anonymousreply 485May 12, 2025 6:53 AM

[quote]Well, we did say # 1 and #2, but I don't remember anyone saying that "...all of her Tonys have been undeserved >"

It's been said.

by Anonymousreply 486May 12, 2025 7:02 AM

If you contract to do 8 shows a week, then you better show up for work unless you have Covid or something serious. They're supposed to be professionals.

by Anonymousreply 487May 12, 2025 9:52 AM

[quote]"You can't approach Norma with a faint heart. She tests your metal, demands that you dig deep."

Perhaps dear Glennie has a pacemaker.

by Anonymousreply 488May 12, 2025 10:03 AM

R477 the problem with your argument of “shows used to be built to let performers breathe” when the offending musical that is causing this particular leading lady to miss performances was written in 1959, 66 years ago. Also none of the previous women who played the role, had the issues that this leading lady is having.

Nicole’s role was written in 1992-1993 and the only time the original star missed performances, was when she was replaced for the Broadway premiere by a movie star and she reacted poorly to the news.

Believe it or not, these shows can be done 8 times a week, and have been for 100 years.

by Anonymousreply 489May 12, 2025 10:41 AM

The inconvenient truth is that white people (especially white men) have more stamina/endurance than blacks, who tend to give up more easily and become lazy. It's not just a stereotype and explains why white men were able to conquer the world.

But Broadway is currently being run by radical "woke" progressives/feminists, who equate hard work with capitalism, white supremacy, and the patriarchy.

Thus, they want to lower the standards, because it will make blacks look bad, so they discourage whites from being industrious and they don't penalize blacks for absences.

Making it so that no one rises above the lowest of the low and everyone is on the same level is pure communism!

A similar thing is happening in schools in ultra-liberal states like California, who are doing away with standard testing/grading, because blacks generally score toward the bottom.

It's become a race to the bottom with the Left, whereas the Right believe that the cream rises to the top.

by Anonymousreply 490May 12, 2025 11:24 AM

[quote]The inconvenient truth is that white people (especially white men) have more stamina/endurance than blacks, who tend to give up more easily and become lazy. It's not just a stereotype

It most certainly is, and a particularly fucked up one at that.

by Anonymousreply 491May 12, 2025 11:27 AM

And now watch the DL posters who insist there's no racism behind the criticism of Audra studiously ignore the existence of r490.

by Anonymousreply 492May 12, 2025 11:55 AM

[quote]$0.02

Not even worth half that.

by Anonymousreply 493May 12, 2025 12:03 PM

[quote]"You can't approach Norma with a faint heart. She tests your metal, demands that you dig deep."

Is that anything like testing your mettle?

by Anonymousreply 494May 12, 2025 12:38 PM

I knew this thread was shit when OP started it with their anti-trans bullshit. Now look where we are.

🤮

by Anonymousreply 495May 12, 2025 12:59 PM

Jordan Fisher is now in "Moulin Rouge!". Keeps getting work.

by Anonymousreply 496May 12, 2025 1:13 PM

No, R486. Some people here, myself have included, have stated that not all of Audra's Tonys were deserved, which is NOT the same thing as saying that all of her Tonys were undeserved. I sure hope you can understand the huge difference in the wording.

As for you, R492, no one has said there is NO racism behind the criticism of Audra in these threads, but of course, that doesn't mean there is racism in EVERY post that has criticized her vocal miscasting and her many absences in GYPSY.

As I've done before, I'm going to suggest that people whose reading comprehension hovers somewhere around the first grade level should probably refrain from posting here or anywhere online.

by Anonymousreply 497May 12, 2025 1:30 PM

How interesting that while criticising other posts r497 decided to pass no comment at all about r490, just as I predicted.

by Anonymousreply 498May 12, 2025 1:48 PM

“ I'm going to suggest that people whose reading comprehension hovers somewhere around the first grade level should probably refrain from posting here.”

Then how the fuck do you think I’ll earn advertising revenue to pay for my caftans and whores?

by Anonymousreply 499May 12, 2025 1:49 PM

I can imagine R490 being aggressively unattractive but he pats himself on the back for being white and, therefore, somehow superior even though he is rarely fucked and is objectively ugly.

by Anonymousreply 500May 12, 2025 1:56 PM

[QUOTE] How interesting that while criticising other posts [R497] decided to pass no comment at all about [R490], just as I predicted.

I noticed that too. Racist little turd-lette.

When someone goes into that much detail about how racism factors no way into XYZ, then you 100% know that it does.

Are you going to write a little essay about me now, R497?

by Anonymousreply 501May 12, 2025 1:59 PM

Unlikely r501 - you’re not that interesting.

by Anonymousreply 502May 12, 2025 2:06 PM

[quote]When someone goes into that much detail about how racism factors no way into XYZ, then you 100% know that it does.

So, you and your ilk are going to keep insisting there is racism behind EACH AND EVERY post that has criticized Audra McDonald for her vocal miscasting in Gypsy, and for the her missed performances? Tell us, please, if some of those posts also criticize Donna Murphy, Lea Michele, et al. for their attendance records, how can you have the nerve and stupidity to keep shouting "racism!"

by Anonymousreply 503May 12, 2025 2:07 PM

You still haven’t addressed not mentioning R490 in your round-up of DL atrocities which is very, very interesting, R503. Was that actually you as well?

Bitch.

by Anonymousreply 504May 12, 2025 2:09 PM

I did address it, R504. I noted that R490's post was so obviously, blatantly racist that I didn't think I need to mention is specifically in my post, which did acknowledge more generally that there is obviously racism behind SOME comments here. Meanwhile, neither you nor your ilk have said whether you believe there is racism behind EACH AND EVERY post that has been critical of Audra in GYPSY.

If you and your cohorts honestly can't see the difference between the statements "Audra is vocally wrong for the part of Rose" and "White people (especially white men) have more stamina/endurance than blacks, who tend to give up more easily and become lazy," then there is truly no hope for you.

by Anonymousreply 505May 12, 2025 2:20 PM

I wonder what r503's black friend would think about their lack of criticism of r490. Because, yes, it's that poster. The same poster who also declared that believing black people should not be cast in Gypsy was a perfectly valid opinion to hold on artistic grounds and wasn't racist at all.

[quote]I did address it

Where? Quote you addressing it and give the post number.

by Anonymousreply 506May 12, 2025 2:23 PM

[quote]If you and your cohorts honestly can't see the difference between the statements "Audra is vocally wrong for the part of Rose" and "White people (especially white men) have more stamina/endurance than blacks, who tend to give up more easily and become lazy," then there is truly no hope for you.

"I didn't say the n-word, what more do you want?"

by Anonymousreply 507May 12, 2025 2:24 PM

[quote]So, you and your ilk are going to keep insisting there is racism behind EACH AND EVERY post that has criticized Audra McDonald for her vocal miscasting in Gypsy, and for the her missed performances?

Hardly. I and my ilk (I have some very lovely ilk) were specifically commenting on:

[quote]The inconvenient truth is that white people (especially white men) have more stamina/endurance than blacks, who tend to give up more easily and become lazy. It's not just a stereotype

Which is blatantly racist and totally fucked up.

by Anonymousreply 508May 12, 2025 2:25 PM

“You and your ilk” / “you and your cohorts” - sweetie, I post and speak for myself and myself alone. I actually have not posted anything about Audra Gypsy (I haven’t seen it, but have enjoyed the recording) until just now mainly because of how annoying, condescending, and cunty you are and I felt like I had to address YOU in particular. Because you are horrid.

And your excuse for not addressing the racist post at R490 while taking literally everyone else to task for the most minutes transgressions reveals something about you that I don’t quite think you intended to reveal.

by Anonymousreply 509May 12, 2025 2:26 PM

[quote]I suspect you have some particularly ugly ilk.

Hence the hoods

by Anonymousreply 510May 12, 2025 2:27 PM

Today in Duh: Good Night, And Good Luck has recouped.

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by Anonymousreply 511May 12, 2025 2:45 PM

“Real Women Wear White Hoods”

by Anonymousreply 512May 12, 2025 2:47 PM

[quote]As for you, [R492], no one has said there is NO racism behind the criticism of Audra in these threads, but of course, that doesn't mean there is racism in EVERY post that has criticized her vocal miscasting and her many absences in GYPSY.

I don't care about her color.I like Ms M. I met her at the Broadway Cares Equity Fights AIDS Flea Market years a go and have the "Annie" TV Movie signed. I'm an old Theater Queen who has been going to Broadway since we went to see shows in Jr high from Long Island. Since going to see a star in a show wasn't a crap shoot. Yeah, Audra has a spotty attendance record but I'm more perturbed about the "stars" of "Death Becomes Her", both Tony nominated and both apparently missing the same show.

by Anonymousreply 513May 12, 2025 3:10 PM

So many cowards here, who don't hesitate to unfairly label other posters as racists when they can make that charge anonymously, but would never in a million years have the nerve and gall to do so if they had to identify themselves. And no, I am not referring to the post at R490, which is so horribly, blatantly racist that, of course, no one would disagree that the label applies.

by Anonymousreply 514May 12, 2025 3:23 PM

The naming of Theatre Gossip #590 is gonna be LIT!*

by Anonymousreply 515May 12, 2025 3:25 PM

Jasmine won the Outer Critics Circle award for best performance in a musical. I'm tellin' ya, she's taking that Tony home.

by Anonymousreply 516May 12, 2025 3:42 PM

Oh boy, he's back!

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by Anonymousreply 517May 12, 2025 3:54 PM

Anyone else hear the rumor that Othello hasn't recouped?

by Anonymousreply 518May 12, 2025 4:22 PM

NBC's going to air a Wicked concert special before For Good opens.

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by Anonymousreply 519May 12, 2025 4:50 PM

R519 Good lord, I forgot we're going to have to endure another round of those two.

by Anonymousreply 520May 12, 2025 5:38 PM

Old Friends will hang around for two extra weeks.

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by Anonymousreply 521May 12, 2025 5:43 PM

R516: Regarding Jasmine Amy Rogers (god, I hate actors with three names I can only ever remember two if them).

Don’t Tony voters vote more strategically? Aren’t they thinking about the show itself as well as the star performer? This is a big debut for Rogers, she got great reviews and a Tony nod. Isn’t that quite enough for a newbie? Especially one in a show that most people aren’t interested in seeing (including some Tony voters presumably) and where a Tony win is probably not going to goose the box office much or at all?

I get that voting for her might appeal to voters tired of the various comtroversies and missed shows re the front runners. But enough to get her a Tony? I’m skeptical.

by Anonymousreply 522May 12, 2025 5:46 PM

Also: Is she THAT good?

by Anonymousreply 523May 12, 2025 5:51 PM

Boop on the Today Show.

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by Anonymousreply 524May 12, 2025 5:59 PM

r514 Aww, yes, you're the real victim, aren't you? Again, funny how you only criticise one side, no attacks on racists for using anonymity to post stuff they'd never say in real life. And even when you finally do comment on r490 - despite claiming you already did when you didn't - all you do is point out the obvious. None of the personal attacks or condemnations you save for others.

And by the way, if I heard someone in real life saying the kind of shit you say here I'd absolutely call them out.

by Anonymousreply 525May 12, 2025 6:01 PM

More Boop on Today

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by Anonymousreply 526May 12, 2025 6:05 PM

R514 has run away to hide and try to come up with more flop responses. Racist SOW.

by Anonymousreply 527May 12, 2025 6:30 PM

As far as newbies winning, don't forget the recent wins of the Hells Kitchen newbie and (I cannot remember her name or the show) but I think her big musical number was Burn it Down. And the HK actress was notorious for missing shows at that time.

by Anonymousreply 528May 12, 2025 7:05 PM

Joaquina Kalukango, Paradise Square, and Maleah Joi Moon, Hell's Kitchen, R528.

by Anonymousreply 529May 12, 2025 7:14 PM

529. Thank you.

by Anonymousreply 530May 12, 2025 7:27 PM

I'm seeing Redwood on Wed at 7 via tdf. Any word on where the seats have been through this offer?

by Anonymousreply 531May 12, 2025 8:05 PM

Will Old Friends ever be on tdf?

by Anonymousreply 532May 12, 2025 8:08 PM

R531. My friend got TDF seats center orchestra towards the back. And she liked the show. Have fun!

by Anonymousreply 533May 12, 2025 8:08 PM

She gives a pretty wooden performance.

by Anonymousreply 534May 12, 2025 8:29 PM

How is Othello the most financially successful revival of all time? Ever heard of CHICAGO?

by Anonymousreply 535May 12, 2025 8:30 PM

Othello is nothing but a tourist trap and an expensive ego trip.

by Anonymousreply 536May 12, 2025 8:45 PM

Jasmine Amy Rogers beat Audra for OCC Award

by Anonymousreply 537May 12, 2025 9:13 PM

Okay, R537, but is that a harbinger of anything? Isn’t one of the reasons she’s getting awards like this is because no one thinks she’s winning a Tony?

by Anonymousreply 538May 12, 2025 9:22 PM

I'm not an ALW fan but I hope this happens. The Hellinger is a beautiful theatre.

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by Anonymousreply 539May 12, 2025 9:38 PM

Have you seen it recently?

by Anonymousreply 540May 12, 2025 10:06 PM

[quote] I'm seeing Redwood on Wed at 7 via tdf. Any word on where the seats have been through this offer?

2nd branch from the top.

by Anonymousreply 541May 12, 2025 10:26 PM

I've spotted OLD FRIENDS on TDF at least twice. Can't believe it won't be on TDF again. Just gotta be quick!

by Anonymousreply 542May 12, 2025 11:16 PM

Old Friends is truly fabulous.

It’s too bad it’s a limited run.

by Anonymousreply 543May 12, 2025 11:28 PM

[quote]when she was replaced for the Broadway premiere by a movie star and she reacted poorly to the news.

To imply that theatre star LuPone was replaced by “movie star” Glenn Close is ridiculous. Glenn Close has had a Broadway career going back to the early 1970s, and she’s won two Tony Awards. She’s hardly a “movie star” slumming in theatre.

by Anonymousreply 544May 12, 2025 11:37 PM

Glenn has just as many Tonys as Patti does.

by Anonymousreply 545May 12, 2025 11:45 PM

r543

I'm going to NYC at the end of June and was bummed that I missed Old Friends by a few weeks so I bought other tickets and now they extend

by Anonymousreply 546May 13, 2025 12:00 AM

Close's Tonys also include one for a play -- LuPone's never even been nominated for a play. Then again, LuPone's scored 8 nominations to Close's 4.

The "movie star" point isn't irrelevant, though -- LuPone's never had a major film career by any definition, while Close of course has had one of the most substantial such careers of the women of her generation, with the 8 Oscars nominations to prove it (5 of those before she first did SUNSET). I bet that helped put her over the top for ALW.

by Anonymousreply 547May 13, 2025 2:36 AM

Odd to compare Audra and Nicole and how many shows they’re each doing per week. Nicole has 2 songs. Period.

Also, it’s no like Audra is missing weeks and weeks of performance . I think she’s missed around 6, hardly something to condemn her for.

by Anonymousreply 548May 13, 2025 3:36 AM

[Quote] I'm not an ALW fan but I hope this happens. The Hellinger is a beautiful theatre.

I agree! Make it become a Bway theatre again

by Anonymousreply 549May 13, 2025 3:36 AM

You have to admit it would be hilarious if ALW bought it and turned it into another church.

by Anonymousreply 550May 13, 2025 6:33 AM

How is this a "story"? The theater isn't for sale. Everyone has tried. The crazies are going to keep it. Jimmy Sr. had to sell it to pay for Legs Diamond. This is long before the Nederlanders had "Lion King" and "Wicked" and "Hamilton" making sure all was good.

by Anonymousreply 551May 13, 2025 11:18 AM

[quote]I think she’s missed around 6, hardly something to condemn her for.

That's a matter of opinion. Some people would say that for the over-the-title star of a new production of a show that was mounted just for her to miss six performances within the first five months of the show's run is excessive. And since she has been showing up on TV and at social engagements right around the time of her absences, the optics are not good.

by Anonymousreply 552May 13, 2025 12:40 PM

What social and TV engagements has she shown up to on days when she's sick? Don't try and pull the "around the time" bullshit, if she did TV and went on the same night then don't try and link it to her absence.

Absolutely no one reasonable who isn't looking for reasons to whine considers six over five months excessive.

by Anonymousreply 553May 13, 2025 12:48 PM

R553, on April 3, Audra was on TV on THE VIEW in the morning, looking and sounding just fine, but called out that night, which would indicate that she wasn't "sick." Then she missed another performance last week, I'm not sure which night, but it was a week during which she attended the Met gala on Monday and the Tony nominees reception on Thursday.

I know lots of reasonable people who think six unscheduled absences (plus three more scheduled absences) for the over-the-title star of a show during the first five months of the run is excessive. You are free to disagree.

by Anonymousreply 554May 13, 2025 1:28 PM

[QUOTE] That's a matter of opinion. Some people would say that for the over-the-title star of a new production of a show that was mounted just for her to miss six performances within the first five months of the show's run is excessive. And since she has been showing up on TV and at social engagements right around the time of her absences, the optics are not good.

ENOUGH!!!!

by Anonymousreply 555May 13, 2025 1:35 PM

[quote]How is this a "story"? The theater isn't for sale. Everyone has tried. The crazies are going to keep it. Jimmy Sr. had to sell it to pay for Legs Diamond. This is long before the Nederlanders had "Lion King" and "Wicked" and "Hamilton" making sure all was good.

Exactly and even if they sold it for $50 million, where would they go? There is no where in the area that would be suitable.

by Anonymousreply 556May 13, 2025 1:43 PM

Maybe the "church" that uses the Hellinger could buy and renovate the one theater on 42nd Street that's still derelict? It's really an eyesore as it stands, with scaffolding in front of it that has been there so long it seems permanent.

by Anonymousreply 557May 13, 2025 1:55 PM

The Mark Hellinger has about 1600 seats, while the Times Square had 1056, and no lobby. Plus, at the moment, apparently it's completely gutted.

by Anonymousreply 558May 13, 2025 2:02 PM

Why can't he buy and bring back the most important theater on Broadway -- the Gaiety!

by Anonymousreply 559May 13, 2025 2:09 PM

Glengarry Glen Ross has recouped.

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by Anonymousreply 560May 13, 2025 2:15 PM

Ragtime member pre-sale is on. 2 seats Row K center for $195 on a Saturday night a little after opening night. Highly recommend LCT membership.

by Anonymousreply 561May 13, 2025 2:27 PM

Yes, the LCT membership is a great bargain compared to current Broadway prices. Looking forward to seeing that RAGTIME production.

by Anonymousreply 562May 13, 2025 3:42 PM

[Quote] on April 3, Audra was on TV on THE VIEW in the morning, looking and sounding just fine, but called out that night, which would indicate that she wasn't "sick."

I saw her on The View and thought her voices sounded scratchy, actually. Her calling out sick that night made sense to me.

Audra calls out when she’s truly sick. It’s not like she got divorced, got remarried, and had a baby during the run all while missing performances

by Anonymousreply 563May 13, 2025 4:07 PM

If Audra had no Tonys, she would be the shoo-in. The conversation is mainly around “She doesn’t need any more Tonys”

by Anonymousreply 564May 13, 2025 4:08 PM

[Quote] I know lots of reasonable people who think six unscheduled absences (plus three more scheduled absences) for the over-the-title star of a show during the first five months of the run is excessive. You are free to disagree.

Doing the Trump thing: “I know lots of people…”. Previously you said that you “knew lots of people” who think Audra isn’t good for the role….

by Anonymousreply 565May 13, 2025 4:12 PM

Whether or not Audra wins the Tony, it will be really interesting to see how many scheduled and unscheduled absences from GYPSY she will have after the award is given out,

by Anonymousreply 566May 13, 2025 4:20 PM

If the word “excessive” is used, it’s that same anti-Audra crazy town troll who was ALL over this thread yesterday and then seems to have retreated to her white tent to come up with new posts. She gives herself away though because she uses the same language over and over again and repeats herself.

Please remember though that she has a “black friend.”

by Anonymousreply 567May 13, 2025 4:24 PM

“Cabaret” made just $751,000 at about 80% capacity in the first week of May. Will it close by summer given we expect fewer-than-usual tourists in NYC this year?

by Anonymousreply 568May 13, 2025 4:25 PM

No it won't, r566.

by Anonymousreply 569May 13, 2025 4:26 PM

[quote]Please remember though that she has a “black friend.”

And every time you make fun of me for having posted that, you have the nerve to totally discount the opinion of my black friend -- who is a professional singer/actor -- that Audra is vocally cast in Gypsy, even though you obviously can't insist he feels that way due to racism. It's you who are the troll, my non-friend.

by Anonymousreply 570May 13, 2025 4:31 PM

I’ve actually never posted anything about your black friend - this was the first time. There are apparently multiple people on here who make fun of you.

Also, thanks for confirming that this is, in fact, you. I was purely guessing based on your language patterns and ended up being correct.

by Anonymousreply 571May 13, 2025 4:34 PM

Even racists have blacks friends

by Anonymousreply 572May 13, 2025 4:50 PM

r554 So you only have a single example, and yet tried to portray that as typical for all her absences? And how exactly does The View example indicste she wasn't sick? You actually think it's not possible for someone to get sick during the day? So you're now claiming she's faking illness to get a day off based on nothing whatsoever.

The fact that the argument keeps changing is very telling.

r571 There's something about the absolute pomposity of their posts that just makes them jump out. That poster also claims to have friends within the Gypsy company and yet had no idea they recorded a cast album.

by Anonymousreply 573May 13, 2025 4:59 PM

[quote]It’s not like she got divorced, got remarried, and had a baby during the run all while missing performances

Not that there’s anything wrong with that.

by Anonymousreply 574May 13, 2025 6:02 PM

Audra has a vacation scheduled for late June.

by Anonymousreply 575May 13, 2025 6:19 PM

Ben Brantley says Audra’s ROSE’S TURN is “a revelation” and “makes you rethink the show you’ve been watching”.

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by Anonymousreply 576May 13, 2025 6:25 PM

The insipid Audra discussion may last longer here than Phantom did on Broadway.

Why don’t the Audra haters buy Times Sq.. Church—they can preach to their hearts’ content.

by Anonymousreply 577May 13, 2025 6:58 PM

Grosses are out. Make sure you see Boop or Smash or Curves, etc this month because they’ll be gone after the Tonys.

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by Anonymousreply 578May 13, 2025 7:25 PM

[quote]If the word “excessive” is used, it’s that same anti-Audra crazy town troll who was ALL over this thread yesterday

I'm not sure who's worse...the anti Audra loons or the pro Audra loons.

by Anonymousreply 579May 13, 2025 7:29 PM

Re the grosses Oh, Mary! was down $13. Interesting that Cole missed two performances but it didn't seem to affect the box office.

by Anonymousreply 580May 13, 2025 7:30 PM

r579 Seriously? There are posts like r490 but you can't decide who's worse?

by Anonymousreply 581May 13, 2025 7:35 PM

Dead Outlaw is dead on arrival.

by Anonymousreply 582May 13, 2025 7:36 PM

How do we find out when Audra's vacation is?

by Anonymousreply 583May 13, 2025 7:49 PM

R582 It's in the mid 80s...unless it's a super expensive show to run, it's not announcing an early closing any time soon.

Real Women is on life support...it's gonna be the next one to go.

Boop is going to try and hang in until the Tonys...a strong performance on there, might get them a tour.

Smash is just a flop.

by Anonymousreply 584May 13, 2025 7:58 PM

R584: The tickets for Dead Outlaw are incredibly cheap and $500K is not enough to run a musical on Broadway.

by Anonymousreply 585May 13, 2025 8:17 PM

I thought Dead Outlaw was great. One of the best musicals in a long time. Original and with something to say. Fabulous cast also.

by Anonymousreply 586May 13, 2025 8:21 PM

R575, and how will that differ from her regular performance schedule…?

by Anonymousreply 587May 13, 2025 8:51 PM

Dead Outlaw has a cast of 8 actors (none of them expensive stars) and a very small orchestra. I haven't seen it so I don't know what the staging looks like but it seems to be a pretty small show especially for a musical. It can survive a lot longer in the mid 80s than a big show with a huge cast/orchestra to pay every week.

by Anonymousreply 588May 13, 2025 8:59 PM

[quote] Audra calls out when she’s truly sick.

Are you her Doctor?

by Anonymousreply 589May 13, 2025 9:30 PM

r589 Are you?

by Anonymousreply 590May 13, 2025 9:35 PM

Real Women Eat Ass is a better title.

by Anonymousreply 591May 13, 2025 10:06 PM

I think the obnoxious, defensive title “Real Women Have Curves” is pretty off-putting for most demographics.

by Anonymousreply 592May 13, 2025 10:23 PM

It’s a very sweet, touching, thoughtful show. I enjoyed it a lot, even though I wasn’t the target audience. It’s a shame that it hasn’t caught on.

by Anonymousreply 593May 13, 2025 10:38 PM

Sucker!

by Anonymousreply 594May 13, 2025 10:47 PM

Wow, it seems all the recent arrivals are flopping-Boop, Smash, Elmer Fudd or whatever, Outlaw, Stranger Things, Curves.

So what shows are audiences going to?

by Anonymousreply 595May 13, 2025 11:01 PM

Do you call your Black friend “Blackie”?

by Anonymousreply 596May 13, 2025 11:01 PM

I first saw Justina Machado in “Six Feet Under” in which she was a series semi-regular character and I always really enjoyed her. Her portrayal of Vanessa in a depression storyline, I think in the third season, was very believable to me.

I’m really happy that she has a Tony nomination to her name.

by Anonymousreply 597May 13, 2025 11:04 PM

THEATRE GOSSIP #590 linked below.

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Bajour!

by Anonymousreply 599May 14, 2025 1:10 AM

Friends

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